“Mom, everyone is going. I really want to go,” my daughter pleaded with me one spring afternoon. The event? A… Read more »
Peanut & Tree Nut
Lung Transplant Transfers Food Allergy
Soon after receiving a double lung transplant, a Toronto woman had four anaphylactic reactions. Turns out the donor had a peanut allergy.
Nut Allergic Boy Has Close Call
A 7-year-old nut allergic boy suffered two heart attacks and one respiratory arrest after eating chocolate from a substitute teacher.
Shea Butter Likely Safe for Tree Nut Allergies
New study shows products containing the fat derived from the shea nut are probably safe to use by those with tree nut allergies.
Peanut Vaccine Shows Promise
While use of allergy shots is common, researchers had previously found they were too dangerous to use in peanut allergy. Until now.
Kardashian’s 911 Call for Son
Kourtney Kardashian got good advice in this 911 call that she made as her 11-month-old son began reacting to peanut butter.
Hidden Tree Nut
Allergen Where It Hides Alternate Names Tree Nuts baked goods, crackers cereals granola bars, trail mixes marzipan calisson (marzipan-type candy)… Read more »
Hidden Peanut
Allergen Where It Hides Alternate Names Peanuts chocolate/candy bars-barbecue sauces Asian-style dipping sauces (particularly Szechuan) curry sauces egg rolls,… Read more »
Peanut Patch: Future Treatment?
Researchers who are working to find a way to treat food allergies have their sights on the next target – desensitization through the skin.
Writer Eats Words on Allergies
The humor writer who scoffed at food allergies as “a yuppie invention” has learned the hard way just how real… Read more »