Food allergies are the “Rodney Dangerfield” of diseases. They get NO respect. For years now, I have been calling out… Read more »
Tag: anaphylactic shock
In Toddlers, OIT Can Lead to Peanut Allergy Remission: Study
Treatment of young toddlers with peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) may be the key to inducing remission of peanut allergy, a… Read more »
Girl with Milk Allergy Dies of Severe Reaction Related to Desensitization
Brooklyn Secor lit up the room with her huge smile and bright blue eyes. The 9-year-old enjoyed gymnastics and making… Read more »
Swift Sesame Labeling Needed to Halt Sesame Allergy Reactions
Food manufacturers have until January 2023 to comply with a new law requiring them to list “sesame” on packaged food… Read more »
Anaphylaxis But No Epinephrine: Inside an Epidemic of Hesitation
Anaphylaxis in children has risen in recent years, new research finds. Yet epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions continues to… Read more »
Teen Sues Hospital After Its Food Gave Her a Severe Allergic Reaction
Kayla Bellotti always assumed that in a hospital, eating hospital meals, she would be safe. That the staff was there… Read more »
U.S. House Passes FASTER Act, Sesame to Become 9th Top Allergen
In a huge win for the food allergy community, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FASTER Act on April… Read more »
Few Severe Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines, But Women Most Affected
An analysis of allergic reactions to the first 17.5 million COVID-19 vaccines given in the U.S. has found 66 confirmed… Read more »
Allergists’ Video: COVID-19 Vaccines and Reaction Risks
Three top immunologists discuss allergy risks and the COVID-19 vaccines.
Severe Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Are Rare: CDC Report
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided an updated – and largely reassuring – picture of allergic… Read more »