Boy describes the life-changing experience of an oral immunotherapy trial for peanut allergy.
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A Gathering of Food Allergy Minds: From Latest Research to Patient Stresses
How many times have we heard the expression “two heads are better than one?” In late October 2017, I had… Read more »
Can Someone Develop EoE During OIT Desensitization Therapy?
Q: I’m encouraged about oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy and my 13-year-old is considering whether she would take part in… Read more »
Difference Maker: A Teen Who Got Involved in Food Allergy Research
Meet the teenager impacting research as an intern and study participant.
Reality Check: The Facts Beyond the Hype over Peanut Allergy and Probiotics
Three experts dispute the claims that a new probiotic therapy is a breakthrough for peanut allergy.
Q&A on Allergy Cell Finding: Targeting Therapies and Predicting Symptoms
Researcher: “We want to see how we can destroy the Th2A cells, without touching the good Th2 cells.”
Finding the Silver Lining of a Food Allergy Diagnosis
With both sons affected by diseases of the immune system, this allergy mom dove headfirst into finding promising research.
Success with OIT for Tree Nuts in Small, Long-Term Study of Kids
Seven of nine kids were desensitized to walnut and one other nut.
Study Shows Wheat OIT Can Improve Allergic Kids’ Quality of Life
Therapy significantly increased the amount of wheat an allergic individual can tolerate without reacting.
Few Severe Reactions to Allergy Shots and SLIT, Though Asthma a Risk Factor
Having asthma puts you at a greater risk of having a systemic allergic reaction during allergy shots.