Morgan, a mother of 4 in Utah was home with her son recently when he started coming down with a bad case of diarrhea. She sent him to bed with a children's dose of Imodium but it wasn't long before he was throwing up, then…
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…
Earlier this week, Dr. Scott Sicherer of Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom, NBC News Health and Diet Editor appeared on the Today Show to talk about kids with food allergies. Here's five key points they discussed: 1. Environmental factors seem to be responsible for…
These four kids live within a third-mile radius of each other. They all come from different backgrounds, but share one thing in common -- they are allergic to peanuts. See what they have to say about their life threatening peanut allergy and living with the…
Food allergies, including those at risk of anaphylaxis, are on the rise and food allergy professionals are making it easier for anyone to obtain first aid supplies and training in case of an anaphylactic emergency. Currently, at least four distributors offer emergency epinephrine auto-injectors, one…