Food Allergy Action: All over the web this month plus your local community!

Food Allergy Action is taking place all over the web this month and there's a lot you can do to get involved, plus make efforts in your local community!  From giveaways to games and fundraisers, infographics to share and education and outreach opportunities, here's just…

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Answering Questions About Epinephrine While Mourning the Loss of Joseph DeNicola

I've shed many tears this week while reading the updates of Joseph DeNicola's story.  The entire food allergy community is mourning the loss of a boy that most of us never knew, but many of us know all too well. As a food allergy support…

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How One Small Teal Pumpkin Has Made a Big Difference to Many

Food allergy families were pleasantly bombarded with love and support shown them this year as their children enjoyed trick or treating benefited by the Teal Pumpkin Project. Barbara, who lives in the small town of Ferron, Utah was overwhelmed with emotion when she saw a…

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Team Cookie Helps Fund Groundbreaking Food Allergy Research

Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) announced today the award of a $734,986 research grant furthering the work of Dr. Fred Finkelman, a leading immunologist working on a study aimed to desensitize patients of multiple food allergies at the same time, a study currently involving…

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New Study Planned for Improved Peanut Allergy Treatment

A new clinical study is planned for improving methods of oral immunotherapy treatments which, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI), have not been ready for use in private practice yet, due to a variety of adverse events. Despite this recommendation,…

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EoE Families Experience Mixed Feelings About Recent Discovery

Mixed feelings were felt by many when Nature Genetics published on Monday that researchers had found the cause for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), a difficult to treat allergic/immune condition which is sometimes developed by patients after outgrowing a food allergy. This major breakthrough in food allergy research…

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Utahns Join FARE in Recognizing Food Allergy Awareness Week

Food Allergy Research and Education (a national non-profit organization) is hosting it’s 16th annual food allergy awareness week May 11-17, 2014 and Utahns are getting involved. In the News Recent local news coverage examined the rising concern of life-threatening food allergies in children and adult…

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What Allergy Season Looks Like For People With Food Allergies

For people with food allergies, allergy season is about more than just sneezes, sniffles, and itchy eyes. Love Remembers Day -- March 31st On March 31st, 2014 members of the food allergy community from all over the world participated in the first annual Love Remembers…

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