Objective To compare the quality of life and family relations of children and adults with a peanut allergy to that of children and adults with a rheumatological disease. Methods Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of peanut allergy or a rheumatological disease completed (for child...
A late breaking abstract, "A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 1 Safety Study of OMIT in Adults with Peanut Allergy," being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Annual Scientific Meetingin Anaheim, Calif. demonstrates that a specially formulated toothpaste can...
There is no cure for food allergies yet, and the reaction can ultimately be life threatening. Dealing with an allergy is an everyday challenge that has forced me to become more aware of the food I eat. My family and I discovered my allergy at a young age, and one of the ways I ...
6 million Americans are allergic to peanuts.Roughly 1 in every 50 kids has a peanut allergy, making it the most common type of food allergy in children. Some grow out of it, but others have a peanut allergy for their whole lives. It's the third most common food allergy among adults. ...
management has traditionally consisted of careful, targeted elimination of the allergy-provoking food, and timely, severity-driven treatment in the case of accidental ingestion. The concept of desensitization to peanut has arisen in the past 10-15 years with the hope of effecting more of a cure,...
Australian researchers have reported a major breakthrough in the relief of deadly peanut allergy with the discovery of a long-lasting treatment they say offers hope that a cure will soon be possible.
a substitute treat. The school’s answer was, “the allergic child needs to learn to deal with it”. I starting thinking about how amazing it has been in our experience (and perhaps in yours too) that kids are often much more compassionate than adults about another child’s food allergy....
"These findings provide the vital first step towards developing a cure for peanut allergy and possibly for all food allergies. "It will change the lives completely for children and adults who have peanut allergies." Experts dubbed Australia the "food allergy capital of the world" in August, on...
Peanuts (PN) and tree nuts (TN) are among the most frequent elicitors of food allergy and can lead to life-threatening reactions. The current advice for allergic patients is to strictly avoid the offending food independently of their individual threshold
Janessa, my (now 20 year old) son also has a dairy protein allergy. Over the years I have found Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks to be the best substitute in baking for butter. Coconut oil is good for some things but for baking, I rely on the Earth Balance sticks. Hope this helps...