New guidelines call for schools and child-care centers to have staff training on anaphylaxis, allergy action plans, and epinephrine available… Read more »
Tag: school allergy
Field Trips & Food Allergies: Staying Safe Beyond the Classroom
School field trips are rewarding, but allergy hazards can lurk in unfamiliar terrain. Allergic Living explores the right way to… Read more »
Schools that Breathe
For too long, students with asthma and allergies have suffered with
symptoms in dusty, moldy, chemical-smelling classrooms. But now some
schools are wiping the slate clean – with a healthy approach to air.
All About Peanut Allergy
Allergies to peanut are one of the most common and severe types of food allergies.
Food Allergies: When Treats and Food Take Over the Classroom
Curbing the frequency of fatty, sugary snacks in the classroom benefits all kids, not just those with food allergies.
Bullying Case Grabs Attention
Food allergy bullying is on the rise. With such high stakes, it’s an alarming trend that needs to be stopped.
Backlash Boards the Bus: Allergy Protocols Likened to Hysteria
From blogs to the press to esteemed medical journals, those who support anaphylaxis policies in schools are being branded as “hysterical” or “fearful” or even needing to “feel special”. Exceptional anxiety is portrayed as the rule. AL bites into: why critics love to hate food allergy.
Food Allergy, Teens: The Danger Years
From the archives. Published in Allergic Living magazine, Fall 2005. TREVOR SCHOFIELD is one lucky guy. We are sitting at… Read more »