Why It’s Important to Read Past the Headlines - Doctors Explain New Peanut Allergy Study Editor's note: The KFA/AAFA leadership recognize that interpreting the findings of the Learning Early About Peanut (LEAP) study is...
High-Risk Infants Fed Peanuts Developed Allergy At Lower Rate Than Other Babies - Study May Pave Way for New Prevention Strategies Feeding peanut butter to infants at risk for developing peanut allergies prevented those same babies from...
Researchers identify children at risk for developing asthma by tracking their allergic patterns Houston, TX – Researchers have been closely following children from the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study birth cohort and...
Researchers identify common cold species present during asthmatic exacerbations, a first step towards improving asthma outcomes (Press Release) Houston, TX – Researchers are hoping to learn more about the rhinovirus (RV) by...
Epicutaneous Immunotherapy (EPIT) introduces new way to treat peanut allergies (Press Release) Houston, TX – A team of researchers unveiled the results of their highly anticipated multi-national, double-blind, placebo controlled...
Low doses of peanut early in life may lead to long-term allergy control (Press Release) Houston, TX – An early-intervention oral immunotherapy (EI-OIT) trial for peanut allergy shows promising results and could represent a new,...
Three ultrasound guided lymph node injections safe in teens (Press Release) Houston, TX – Researchers have new evidence that grass-pollen allergies can be safely treated using American extracts injected into a lymph node...
Results from Detroit Birth Cohort First Revealed at AAAAI Annual Meeting (Press Release) Houston, TX – A number of studies related to the Wayne County Health Environment Allergy and Asthma Longitudinal Study in Detroit (WHEALS)...
This week, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to people with peanut allergies, advising them to consider staying away from all food products containing ground cumin or cumin powder after a wave of recalls. Ground cumin, apparently...
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that the dark chocolate you purchased may likely have milk in it – even, in two cases, products labeled “dairy free.” The FDA study tested 100 dark chocolate products and...
Governor Christie has officially signed New Jersey's epinephrine stocking bill into law! This law will REQUIRE schools in the state to keep a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors. Thank you to all the advocates in New Jersey who worked so hard to...
Parents and caregivers of children with multiple food allergies know how expensive it is to shop for groceries. Now, the latest report that spells out the financial pain of buying special food, as well as related costs, is detailed in a study...
Perhaps you already use your smartphone for grocery lists and calendar alerts for doctor appointments and meetings. Maybe you already use a wearable fitness tracker, like a FitBit, to help you stay in shape. What if your phone also told you and your...
Australian researchers say they may have come up with a potential treatment for peanut allergy that combines eating peanuts with a probiotic. More studies are needed and parents should not try this at home, the scientists say. Probiotics are sometimes...
Antihistamine may be part of the emergency care plan your doctor has written for your child. This liquid medicine is sold under the brand name Benadryl® or under the generic name diphenhydramine. But many parents find it difficult to carry out of...