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Breaking news coverage for Allergic Living from the 2016 AAAAI conference. Epinephrine auto-injectors are a life-saving tool for children with allergies, however new evidence suggests the design of the devices may need adjustment for use on very young children. The needles in pediatric auto-injectors are half-an-inch long, but according to research presented at the AAAAI conference in March, […]
Breaking news coverage for Allergic Living from the 2016 AAAAI conference. Precautionary allergy labels are widely misunderstood and causing confusion, which in turn is leading to a lack of caution among consumers who live with food allergies, according to a recent study. Researchers surveyed more than 6,600 food-allergic consumers and caregivers in the U.S. and Canada, finding that […]
Breaking news coverage for Allergic Living from the 2016 AAAAI conference. Early introduction of major allergenic foods may help to protect babies from developing food allergies, according to new findings from the researchers behind the groundbreaking LEAP and LEAP-On studies. While highly positive results were seen for early peanut and egg introduction, more study is needed to gauge […]
Breaking news coverage for Allergic Living from the 2016 AAAAI conference. Each academic year, one in every six U.S. schools will have a student or staff member experience anaphylaxis, according to a nationwide survey that further supports the need for stock epinephrine auto-injectors in schools, and training for staff on when and how to use them. The latest […]
Breaking news coverage for Allergic Living from the 2016 AAAAI conference. The British LEAP study broke new ground when it revealed that very young children at high risk of peanut allergy showed strikingly lower odds of developing the allergy when they were regularly fed a peanut-based snack. Now, in the LEAP-On follow-up study, released on March 4, 2016 […]
Breaking news coverage including an interview with the key subjects for Allergic Living. When Mandy Cortes got the call on January 19, 2016 that her son, Anthony Ruelas, was being suspended for walking out of class, she was disappointed – it wasn’t the first time, and he knew better. But when she arrived at her son’s […]
Breaking news covered for Allergic Living. Two Massachusetts children were barred from a youth production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, due to what their lawyer describes as discrimination related to one of the kids’ severe food allergies. Through their parents, the children have made a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Massachusetts […]
Written for Allergic Living‘s website. A lawsuit in the death of an Alabama boy, who suffered fatal anaphylaxis from eating a cookie, could have broad implications for supermarket bakeries and food-allergic consumers. The family of 11-year-old Derek “Landon” Wood filed the lawsuit, in which a crucial aspect is whether a grocery store’s bakery should be required […]
Coverage of Allergic Living‘s spring Twitter party completed using Storify. Appeared online for Allergic Living, April 1, 2015. It was a rough winter for many, but spring has finally arrived. With it comes the promise of sun, beautiful plants, and unfortunately, a whole host of seasonal allergies. What new treatments are available? How can you keep your asthma under […]
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