Create (and Carry!) Your Personal Allergy First-Aid Kit

Create (and Carry!) Your Personal Allergy First-Aid Kit By Julie Williamson   Anyone with life-threatening (or potentially life-threatening) allergies should have a personal allergy first-aid kit on hand at all times. I use a low-profile cosmetic bag with a zip-around lid to house my kit, so all the items inside are easy to [...]

Create (and Carry!) Your Personal Allergy First-Aid Kit2018-07-15T23:00:51+00:00

Oral Immunotherapy: Controversial Treatment Shows Promise for Food Allergies

Oral Immunotherapy: Controversial Treatment Shows Promise for Food Allergies An article in the Feb. 15, 2016, issue of The Wall Street Journal outlined how oral immunotherapy – a treatment used for environmental allergies -- is showing success in treating patients with food allergies, primarily to peanuts. The controversial treatment involves increasing ingested doses [...]

Oral Immunotherapy: Controversial Treatment Shows Promise for Food Allergies2018-07-15T23:00:52+00:00

When Severe Allergic Reaction Is in Doubt, Experts Suggest Using Epinephrine

When Severe Allergic Reaction Is in Doubt, Experts Suggest Using Epinephrine Even when emergency physicians aren't 100% sure a person is suffering from a severe allergic reaction (such as one that leads to anaphylaxis), experts agree that epinephrine should be used as a precaution. An article in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and [...]

When Severe Allergic Reaction Is in Doubt, Experts Suggest Using Epinephrine2018-07-15T23:00:54+00:00

When It Comes to Food Allergies, It’s Not Always All in the Family

When It Comes to Food Allergies, It’s Not Always All in the Family According to new research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAII) Annual Scientific Meeting, more than half (53% of siblings of children with food allergies had a food sensitivity, but only 13% had actual food allergy. [...]

When It Comes to Food Allergies, It’s Not Always All in the Family2018-07-15T23:00:54+00:00

Probiotic Formula Reverses Cow’s Milk Allergies by Changing Gut Bacteria of Infants

Probiotic Formula Reverses Cow's Milk Allergies by Changing Gut Bacteria of Infants The gut bacteria of infants who developed tolerance to cow's milk after treatment with probiotic formula showed significant differences from those who remained allergic, according to a study published September 22, 2015, in The ISME Journal by scientists from the University [...]

Probiotic Formula Reverses Cow’s Milk Allergies by Changing Gut Bacteria of Infants2018-07-15T23:00:54+00:00

Holiday Season Not Always A Gift for Allergy Sufferers

Holiday Season Not Always A Gift for Allergy Sufferers Spring and summer are the times of year most attribute to environmental allergies, but allergy sufferers can still find themselves surrounded by potentially problematic triggers over the course of the holiday season and beyond. The good news is they can usually sidestep those risks [...]

Holiday Season Not Always A Gift for Allergy Sufferers2018-07-15T23:00:54+00:00