The New York State Assembly has passed legislation the food allergy community has been waiting for: Elijah’s Law, which tells… Read more »
Milk & Egg
Staph Infection in Eczema Emerges as Food Allergy Risk Factor
British researchers have made significant findings to suggest Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on the skin of young children with severe eczema… Read more »
Allergic Teen’s Eczema May Have Played Role in Cheese-Related Tragedy
A London coroner’s inquest into the death of Karanbir Cheema, 13, heard testimony that sheds light on medical missteps contributing… Read more »
After Girl’s Fatal Reaction to Toothpaste, Mother Calls for Caution
Warning: This article contains information on a child’s tragic reaction to toothpaste and is not suitable for children. A California… Read more »
Egg Oral Immunotherapy Shows Promise as Treatment
About half of children who did egg oral immunotherapy (OIT) were able to consume some form of egg five years… Read more »
Aimmune Applies to Move Forward on Testing Novel Egg Allergy Treatment
Aimmune Therapeutics, the company behind the AR101 oral immunotherapy (OIT) treatment for peanut allergy, announced on Dec. 20, 2018 that… Read more »
Allergy to Peanut, Milk and Shellfish the Most Common in American Kids
A nationally representative population study led by a team at Northwestern University confirms the high prevalence of peanut and milk… Read more »
Inquest Called into Second Allergy Death Linked to Pret a Manger Chain
The family of Celia Marsh, the second U.K. resident to die of anaphylaxis after eating food from sandwich chain Pret… Read more »
Parents Eager for Food Allergic Kids to Take Part in OIT, Despite Exposure Fears
For food allergy mom Stephanie Sorkin, the decision to involve her daughter Mallory, who has multiple food allergies, in oral… Read more »
Tweens with Milk Allergy Often Shorter, Smaller Than Peers
Tweens who have a milk allergy remain shorter in height and lighter in weight when compared to those with a… Read more »