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Sloane Miller

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Food Allergy Labels Helpful, but May Not Tell The Whole Story

Dr. Sam Ahn, research fellow at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York presented findings from a co-authored study about consumer attitudes and response to the new food allergen labels at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology annual conference in Philadelphia. (The study was co-authored by Dr. Scott Sicherer at Mount Sinai... Read moreChevron
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Banishing Nuts from Georgetown University's Cafeteria

Read about the university's move to rid the cafeteria of nuts  College can be a wonderful time. For many young people, it's their first taste of autonomy: away from home, legally considered an adult, no one to make sure you get to an early morning class or turn in your homework, no parent checking out your dates, "His hair is... Read moreChevron
Kathleen MacNaughton

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Anaphylaxis & You - What You Need to Know

In my last post, I talked about allergies to medicine and how that can result in anaphylaxis. I thought I'd go into a bit more detail in this post about what anaphylaxis is and what you can do about it. Allergies come in many forms. There's the kind closely linked to asthma that can cause sneezing, sniffling, stuffy head, wheezing,... Read moreChevron
Sloane Miller

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"Everyone's Gone Nuts" -- A doctor responds to the Harper's Magazine article

This month's Harper's magazine features an article written by Meredith Broussard, called "Everyone's Gone Nuts: The Exaggerated Threat of Food Allergies." Pretty inflammatory title to any of us with food allergies or the parent of a food allergic child.  So what is this article all about? The author writes that the... Read moreChevron
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Cooking Allergen free Part I: Introducing Alice Sherwood

The recipes in Alice Sherwood's new Allergy-Free Cookbook focus on working around four main allergens: gluten (the protein in wheat, barley, rye), eggs and egg products, nuts (tree nuts and peanuts), and dairy (milk and all dairy products).   The book is an excellent primer for the beginning allergic family. She covers important topics... Read moreChevron
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