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After Boy’s Tragedy, Allergists Issue Reminder of Food Challenge Safety
Following the tragic death of a 3-year-old boy undergoing a baked milk food challenge, allergist groups have issued a comprehensive… Read more »
Allergic Living’s Guide to Asthma Triggers
At Allergic Living, we’ve created a guide to help those with asthma sleep, live, work, play and, most importantly, breathe… Read more »
All About EoE (Eosinophilic Esophagitis)
We speak to expert Dr. Jonathan Spergel at the University of Pennsylvania, who explains everything from EoE’s status as a food allergy to why some EoE patients need feeding tubes.
Answering Parents’ Big Questions on Peanut Introduction to Babies
Guidelines for the early introduction of peanut foods to young children as a way to prevent peanut allergy were published… Read more »
LEAP Study’s Du Toit: How Not to Stress About Feeding Baby Peanut
Dr. George Du Toit is the co-author of the LEAP study that found that eating peanut from infancy, as opposed… Read more »
Activists Fear Backlash Could Harm Stock Epi Access, Leave Students Vulnerable
Mother-of-three Christina Casado had never heard of an epinephrine auto-injector, until the device was used to save her son’s life.
5 Reasons Patients Shun Critical Food Challenge Tests
Allergist Dr. Scott Sicherer decided to find out why.
What LEAP Study’s Results Mean For You
Dr. Scott Sicherer takes on the top practical questions about the LEAP study findings.
Key Points from the LEAP Study Authors
The LEAP study, which found that feeding peanut to young infants with heightened allergy risk reduces the odds that a… Read more »