Peanut & Tree Nut - Allergic Living https://www.allergicliving.com/category/food-allergy/peanut-and-tree-nut/ The magazine for those living with food allergies, celiac disease, asthma and pollen allergies. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:03:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Peanut Oil and Allergy: When Is It Safe to Eat, When Is It Not? https://www.allergicliving.com/2022/11/22/peanut-oil-and-allergy-when-is-it-safe-to-eat-when-is-it-not/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=120457 Does experiencing an allergic reaction after consuming food containing peanut oil indicate a person has a peanut oil allergy? The... Read more »

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]]> New Peanut Allergy Test Reveals if Trace Amounts Risky or Not https://www.allergicliving.com/2022/08/03/new-peanut-allergy-test-reveals-if-trace-amounts-risky-or-not/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:06:10 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=118112 Skin and blood tests to diagnose peanut allergy are known to have a high rate of false positives – as... Read more »

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]]> Anaphylaxis Over Ocean: MD Finds No Epinephrine Vial in Plane’s Kit https://www.allergicliving.com/2022/08/02/anaphylaxis-over-ocean-md-finds-no-epinephrine-vial-in-plane-kit/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 22:46:57 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=118069 Is there a doctor on board? Yet again, we come across a story of an emergency 30,000 feet up in... Read more »

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]]> Peanut-Allergic Teen Dies of Severe Reaction that Began at School https://www.allergicliving.com/2022/05/11/peanut-allergic-teen-dies-of-severe-reaction-that-began-at-school/ Thu, 12 May 2022 02:19:59 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=117032 At Allergic Living, we’re saddened to report that Jagger Shaw, 14, has died of anaphlaxis. The teen from Papillion, Nebraska,... Read more »

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]]> The Restaurant That Wouldn’t Take My Food Allergy Seriously https://www.allergicliving.com/2022/05/11/the-restaurant-that-wouldnt-take-my-food-allergy-seriously/ Wed, 11 May 2022 17:00:17 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=117007 The restaurant manager demanded: ‘Where’s your disability?’ How much we still need to advocate for food allergy rights.

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]]> I Was Silenced About My Son’s Food Allergy, Just to Stay on a Plane https://www.allergicliving.com/2022/05/09/i-was-silenced-about-my-sons-food-allergy-just-to-stay-on-a-plane/ Mon, 09 May 2022 14:46:26 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=116754 We were traveling cross-country from New Jersey to Los Angeles so my son Josh, who’s 16, could participate in a... Read more »

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]]> Epitope Mapping Test Diagnoses Peanut Allergy With Over 90% Accuracy https://www.allergicliving.com/2021/06/15/epitope-mapping-test-diagnoses-peanut-allergy-with-over-90-accuracy/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=110889 Updated January, 2022 – A blood test called “epitope mapping” accurately predicted peanut allergy 93 percent of the time, a... Read more »

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]]> Strong Results for SLIT Therapy Seen in Peanut-Allergic Toddlers https://www.allergicliving.com/2021/02/28/strong-results-for-slit-therapy-seen-in-peanut-allergic-toddlers/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:51:12 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=109309 In a small study, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) was effective in desensitizing peanut-allergic toddlers, allowing 74 percent to consume 4,443 milligrams... Read more »

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]]> Allergy News: EpiPen Class Action Can Proceed; DBV Hopeful on Patch https://www.allergicliving.com/2021/01/19/allergy-news-epipen-class-action-can-proceed-dbv-hopeful-on-patch/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:47:57 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=108214 Mylan Loses Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit A U.S. district judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Mylan Inc.,... Read more »

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]]> FARE Retreat: Experts Explore Food Allergy Treatment, Testing https://www.allergicliving.com/2020/09/26/fare-retreat-experts-explore-food-allergy-treatment-testing/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:16:44 +0000 https://www.allergicliving.com/?p=88050 “Science is showing us the path to a future in which new therapeutic options may provide both solutions as well... Read more »

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