Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is Good News for Patients Landover, MD (June 25, 2015) - The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) applauds the Supreme Court’s decision that the Affordable Care Act...
What causes parents to delay an oral food challenge for their children? An oral food challenge (OFC) is the only way to determine whether a food allergy exists. Sometimes both the child and the parent can be nervous about eating a food they...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to expedite the review of a specially formulated peanut product. The peanut product, called AR101, is being studied as a potential allergy treatment. The status was granted after the company...
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is co-sponsoring an important study about food allergies. Kids With Food Allergies (KFA) is a division of AAFA. KFA hosts the largest support community serving families with...
Summer camp takes many forms: private day camps, sleep away camps, city recreation camps, or camps that focus on sports or art. Many children enjoy and take part each year. For parents of children with food allergies, it is often another hurdle...
UPDATE: We support a Congressional effort to improve airline safety for people with severe allergies . Join AAFA's Action Network and tell your senators you care about this issue today ! What happens if a passenger has an allergic...
Since February, the food allergy community has been waiting to see how – or if - a study hailed as a “landmark” would change recommendations about feeding young infants at risk for developing a peanut allergy. This week,...
Have you ever wondered why every year the news media appears to portray the springtime allergy season as “the worst allergy season ever?” Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, asked that same question. In classic Daily...
A recent study showed some success in treating milk-allergic asthmatics with oral immunotherapy. The authors suggested that future studies include people with asthma. That's because people with food allergies and asthma have a higher risk for...
The Food and Drug Administration agreed to review a skin patch for peanut allergy on an expedited basis following positive results of recent clinical trials, the company said Thursday. DBV Technologies said that the FDA granted its Viaskin...
Ah, spring – the return of crocuses, baseball, and, for some, itchy, watery eyes, congestion and other allergy symptoms. For some people, symptoms may be mild. For others, it may be severe enough to limit activities, interfere with sleep, or...
We are sharing this for a researcher at the University of Michigan: You are invited to participate in a research study about potential adversity or challenges in your life as a result of your child's food allergy, and the way you cope or handle...
Children going to an emergency room for severe allergic reactions received more comprehensive treatment when staff followed formal care guidelines, according to a new study. Specifically, they were more likely to receive epinephrine for...
A recent University of Texas study suggested that new and improved ways of training patients on how to use epinephrine autoinjectors and devices to treat asthma are needed after finding that most patients continue to use both types of devices...
A Finnish study found that moisture damage in the rooms where children spend most of their time led to an increased asthma risk, according to a February 16 story published in the journal Pediatrics. A civil engineer studied the homes of nearly...