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Tag: peanut allergy
New Blood Tests Aim to Predict Food Allergies – and Severity
These tests enabled young Violet to eat peanuts to keep her reactions at bay.
Food Allergy Bullying: What You Can Do
Bullying is damaging for anyone to endure, but when students are bullied because of their food allergies, the consequences can be life-threatening.
Peanut Allergy and the Skin: Q&A with Dr. Helen Brough
The skin may hold the answer to why some children develop peanut allergies before ever having peanuts, according to new research.
A Force of Nature for Safe Travel with Allergies
When a United Airlines flight crew said they wouldn’t make an announcement to passengers that Lianne Mandelbaum’s son, Joshua, would… Read more »
Food Allergies and the Good Enough Mother
When an allergy mom makes a food error, the guilt is all consuming. Can we ever get past the self-blame?
High Success Rate in Peanut OIT Study
After six months of treatment, more than 80 percent of the children taking the therapy were able to eat at least five peanuts a day
Lessons From a Teen Food Allergy Tragedy
Accidental ingestion of her allergen led to Natalie Giorgi’s fatal reaction. Read what two experts have to say about how… Read more »
Tragic Spring: 3 Food Allergy-Related Deaths
We’re saddened to report that three young people have died from anaphylactic reactions in the past two months.
Half of Those With Allergic Kids Can’t Identify Nuts
An Ohio study shows that fewer than half of parents and kids with nut allergies could correctly identify nuts in and out of the shell.