#food-allergies

#food-allergies

Food allergies affect 33 million Americans, with shellfish being the top allergen causing severe reactions.

Peanut and shellfish allergies have high prevalence rates and can begin in adulthood, often requiring lifelong management.

Alyssa Bauder's near-fatal experience underscores the urgent need for effective allergy treatments, especially for children.

Dairy allergy is an immune response to milk proteins, and despite common outgrowing in childhood, many adults still suffer lifelong symptoms.

The tragic death of Hannah Jacobs highlights urgent communication failures in food allergy safety and calls for better practices within the food industry.

Life-altering allergy experiences foster community support, awareness, and proactive prevention measures among families.

Teachers lack training in recognizing anaphylaxis and administering adrenaline auto-injectors, posing a risk in schools.

Helicopter parenting can stem from a desire to protect, but it often limits children's growth and independence.

Parenting teaches that life cannot always be controlled, and overprotection can lead to unintended consequences.

Navigating Halloween as a candy-loving mom with a son who has severe food allergies presents unique challenges.

Dedicated gluten-free options at Greater Boston restaurants enhance dining out experiences for gluten-free individuals.

Communication is key for ordering gluten-free meals at Texas Roadhouse, where modifications can customize dishes effectively.

Food allergies among children have significantly increased, prompting a need for better awareness and management strategies.

Wet wipes effectively reduce allergy risk in planes, not nut bans.

Nut allergies are not spread by cabin ventilation systems, experts say.

Halloween parties can be inclusive with creative, allergy-friendly recipes.

Flexible Halloween menu allows diverse dietary options.

Dips are essential for Halloween snack platters.

Teal pumpkins represent the Teal Pumpkin Project, which promotes awareness and inclusivity for children with food allergies during Halloween.

Xolair took over 20 years to be approved for food allergies despite showing benefits in allergy patients, highlighting delayed access to innovative treatments.

Xolair is a newly approved drug by the FDA to help protect against severe allergic reactions related to multiple food allergies

Xolair needs to be taken repeatedly every few weeks to reduce the risk of reactions over time.

Omalizumab (Xolair) can help reduce severe allergic reactions to food allergies by allowing tolerance to higher allergen doses and leading to milder reactions if exposed.

The case illustrates the hidden arbitration clauses in service agreements that undermine consumer rights to sue for negligence.

Disney opted to withdraw its arbitration request, allowing a wrongful death lawsuit to move forward in court in light of public pressure.

Disney seeks to move a wrongful death lawsuit to arbitration, citing consumer agreements.

The case revolves around food allergy liability at a Disney-operated venue.

Piccolo's wife suffered a fatal allergic reaction after assurances from pub staff.

Disney's withdrawal allows a wrongful-death lawsuit related to food allergies at Disney World to proceed to jury trial.

Food labels must be truthful and not misleading.

A 13-year-old girl died after drinking a Costa Coffee hot chocolate due to a severe dairy allergy and procedural failures regarding allergen communication.

Asthma drug omalizumab shown to protect against severe food allergic reactions.

67% of those who received omalizumab could ingest small amounts of peanuts without reaction, compared to 7% with a placebo.

A new drug called omalizumab has been approved by the FDA to lessen allergic reactions to foods in people with multiple food allergies.

Omalizumab works by binding to a class of antibodies in the body called immunoglobulin E (IgE) that are specifically involved in allergic responses, preventing immune responses that lead to allergy symptoms.