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Food Allergy News
Following Tragedy, Queen’s University Gets Allergy Aware
New students at Queen’s University this year will be the first to attend under comprehensive campus guidelines aimed at helping reduce the risks of anaphylaxis.
Food Studies Diverge on Need for Skin Testing in Siblings of Allergic Kids
Studies differ on whether to test siblings of kids with food allergy – before introducing an allergenic food.
Theater Discrimination Decision Seen as “Wake-up Call” on Allergy as Disability
The U.S. Department of Justice has found that a theater company violated a food-allergic boy’s rights.
Restaurant Owner Jailed in Allergic Man’s Death, Setting Precedent
Allergic Living speaks to U.K. detective and prosecutor on allergy manslaughter case.
Cause of EoE Food Allergies Isolated in Patients, and It May Be Key to Drug Therapy
Calpain 14 regulates another protein in esophagus tissue that plays key role in EoE’s inflammatory response.
Stock Epi Used in 38% of Anaphylactic Reactions in U.S. Schools
Expanded survey looked at more than 6,500 elementary, middle and high schools.
Panera Denies Discrimination, Faults Allergic Employee
Case will now see two sides exchange evidence and attend mandatory mediation.
OIT’s Effects Endure at Low Doses: Stanford Study
In a long-term follow-up study, oral immunotherapy (OIT) patients who were treated for up to five food allergies were able to maintain a high level of desensitization to their allergens, even those taking very low “doses” of their allergens.
Staph Infections on Eczema Patients’ Skin Linked to Peanut Allergy
Many patients with eczema go on to develop food allergies, a phenomenon often referred to as “the allergic march.”