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15 Tips for Food-Allergy Safe Halloween Fun

Fill ‘er Up! Feed your kids dinner before trick or treating so they're not tempted to sneak a treat on the road.  If need be, have a few food allergy-safe pieces of candy or sugarless gum for them to munch along the way. Be Prepared.  Even in your own neighborhood, you'll want to make sure you have wet wipes for sticky hands, a... Read moreChevron
posted 10/14/2009, comment (1)|
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The Great Peanut Debate

"To ban or not to ban?" That is the question.   My answer is yes, and no. Watch me straddle the fence here a little.   Yes, peanuts and nuts should be banned from preschool, kindergarten and elementary school classrooms when there is a student with allergies in that classroom. For very young children, the classroom, the learning... Read moreChevron
posted 03/23/2009, comments (19)|
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Give Peanuts to the Peanut Allergic Child? Don't Try this at Home!

Understanding allergic diseases and how they are managed is becoming increasingly complex. Recent research is chipping away at age old practices that for decades were thought to be sound allergy advice.   The first oxymoron: For decades allergists  have told patients to remove their furry pets from the home but recent scientific... Read moreChevron
posted 03/23/2009, comments (0)|
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No Joel Stein, we're not nuts!

"Your kid doesn't have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special. Your kid also spends recess running and screaming, "No! Stop! Don't rub my head with peanut butter!" Those are the words and opinion of opinion columnist-turned-pediatric allergist Joel Stein in his article "Nut Allergies: A Yuppie Invention." I'm sure... Read moreChevron
posted 01/28/2009, comments (0)|
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A Calm Voice in the "Nut Hysteria" Storm

Dr. Nicholas Christakis certainly caused quite a stir on the blogs when he said that school and parents are engaging in mass panic about food allergies. I didn't necessarily disagree with him. Here's what I said on Healthcentral.com.   This past year, Time Magazine reporters have written several stories about nut allergies and this week... Read moreChevron
posted 01/05/2009, comment (1)|
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