We are excited to bring to you the first of a series of reviews and giveaways for the holidays... The Award Winning BugaBees! Written by Amy Recob, the BugaBees (and BugyBops) books are bright, beautiful and draw the attention of small children quickly. The short…
The food allergy community is mourning the loss of a promising future food allergy advocate, Chandler Swink, a 19 year-old student on full scholarship at Oakland University, who had planned to go into nursing. While the full details surrounding his death are unclear, we do…
Many schools are implementing a strict "no food sharing" policy in an effort to prevent food allergy emergencies. One student was recently suspended for sharing his lunch with a friend and while "no food sharing" seems to make sense as a general rule, many students…
1. In most cases, anaphylaxis occurs when at least 2 organ systems are affected. See page 9 of this World Allergy Organization slide share for a list of symptoms categorized by organ systems. In few cases, anaphylaxis can affect only one body system (a sudden…
Food allergy bullying can be anything from verbal teasing or exclusion from group activities to even more dangerous situations where an allergic individual is purposely exposed to their food allergen or threats are made to do so. While teasing, exclusion, and empty threats result in…
In November 2013, federal legislation encouraging states to pass laws allowing epinephrine to be stocked in schools was signed into action. The legislation is designed to protect children who may experience unexpected anaphylaxis while at school. While most kids with diagnosed life-threatening food allergies already…
With food allergies on the rise, many schools are implementing food policies requiring that any food brought into the classroom (whether for a child’s birthday or a class activity) be store-bought and free of nuts, eggs, gluten or any combination of the above. Some schools…
So you want to send a treat to school for your child's birthday but because of food allergies in the classroom you are only allowed to send store-bought items that are gluten, nut, & egg free... this seems a little overwhelming and unrealistic, right? Amazingly…