Back to School with Food Allergies: What the School Community Needs to Know
Close to 56 million American children are now back to school, settling into new routines and starting another year of learning. As the school year kicks off, both parents and their children are diving...
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Hosting Holiday Guests with Food Allergies
At this time of year, millions of Americans leave their homes to get together with loved ones for the holidays. It can be a wonderful time for families and friends, separated by distance and...
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Summer Camp and Food Allergies
With summer officially here, camp season is also in full swing, and families everywhere are sending their children to summer camp. According to the American Camp Association, more than 11 million...
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A supportive approach for children with food allergies
My son was 4 when he had a severe allergic reaction to a chocolate bar with walnuts in it. Around that time, I was completing my second year of training as a pediatric allergist and was already very...
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Living Confidently with Food Allergy
If you have been told that your child has a food allergy, it can be overwhelming and you probably have a lot of questions running through your mind about what your child can and cannot eat, what other...
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Treating sinusitis: Don’t rush to antibiotics
Millions of people are prescribed antibiotics each year for sinusitis, a frequent complication of the common cold, hay fever, and other respiratory allergies. In fact, 15 to 21 percent of all...
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Allergy tests: When you need them and when you don’t
Skin or blood tests, when combined with a doctor’s examination and your medical history, can help determine if you’re truly allergic to something you inhaled, touched, or ate. But if you don’t have...
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What to do about Seasonal Allergies
The month of April marks the beginning of seasonal allergies and the telltale sneezing, watery eyes, nasal congestion or pressure, and general malaise that start for millions of Americans. Many people...
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