2013 was a great year for food allergy and anaphylaxis awareness Our community has seen great gains this year and food allergies have been in the national spotlight. We’ve seen the passage of laws supporting stock epinephrine in schools and the recent release of the CDC’s Voluntary Guidelines on Managing Food […]
Read more →Written by Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc Anaphylaxis is a severe, life threatening allergic reaction. Epinephrine is the first line treatment of this allergic emergency. Prompt treatment with epinephrine is critical. Here are four food allergy myth pitfalls that can get in the way of the correct treatment. […]
Read more →Written by Michael Pistiner MD, MMSc “Dad, I heard a crazy thing. I heard a kid died from her food allergy. Is that true?” I recently discussed the subject of my own ten year old son’s mortality with him. He broached the subject with me. “Dad, I […]
Read more →AllergyHome proudly introduces our guest contributor, Lauren Maunus. Lauren is currently a junior in high school and a powerful voice in the food allergy community. She is an advocate for school food allergy and nutrition management and has worked extensively to effect a change in national […]
Read more →AllergyHome proudly introduces our guest contributor, Grennan Sims. Grennan is a registered dietitian and nationally recognized leader in the management of food allergy in school nutrition services. She is also the mom of a child with a food allergy. Thank you Grennan, for joining us. Written […]
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