- Go to You Handle Your Child’s Allergies and Asthma at Home: Who’s in Charge at School?
Allergy, Allergy Shots & Tablets (Immunotherapy), Allergy Treatment, Asthma, Asthma Treatment, COVID-19, Food Allergies, Immunology, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine, Vaccines
You Handle Your Child’s Allergies and Asthma at Home: Who’s in Charge at School?
What about your child's health at school? Create a “health team” at school with teachers, coaches and nurses.
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Make Sure Your Red, White and Blue Celebration is Allergy- and Asthma-Free
Independence Day and other summer celebrations should be filled with barbecues, flags and fun, not allergy and asthma triggers.
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What should people know about Neffy?
Neffy® has been approved by the FDA as the first and only needle-free alternative to treat severe allergic reactions.
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What should people with severe allergies know about epinephrine?
The two most important things you need to know about epinephrine are when to administer it and how to do so properly.
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Is everyone allergic to bee stings?
If you are truly allergic to a bee sting, you need to talk to your doctor. You might need to be referred to an allergist to parse that out.
- Go to Make Summer Camp Plans Now for Kids with Allergies and Asthma
Allergy, Allergy Symptoms, Allergy Treatment, Asthma, Asthma Symptoms, Asthma Treatment, Child Allergies, Food Allergies, Insect Allergies, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine, Skin Allergies, Skin Symptoms (Itching, Hives, Etc)
Make Summer Camp Plans Now for Kids with Allergies and Asthma
It takes a lot of preparation to get a child out the door to camp, so parents are already laying their plans for this summer.
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Does gluten allergy exist?
If you're worried about having a food allergy, whether it's gluten or something else, you really should have reproducible symptoms every single time you eat th…
- Go to Summer Camp Goals for Kids with Allergies and Asthma: Stay Safe and Have Fun
Allergy, Allergy Symptoms, Allergy Treatment, Asthma, Asthma Symptoms, Asthma Treatment, Child Allergies, Food Allergies, Insect Allergies, Peanut Allergies, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
Summer Camp Goals for Kids with Allergies and Asthma: Stay Safe and Have Fun
Increasingly, there are camps focused solely on kids with asthma, and camps that deal specifically with food allergies.
- Go to Only 52% of Adults with Severe Food Allergy Have Been Prescribed an Epinephrine Auto Injector
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Only 52% of Adults with Severe Food Allergy Have Been Prescribed an Epinephrine Auto Injector
It is critical that everyone with a food allergy has access to epinephrine to treat life threatening reactions.
- Go to Study Shows 86.4% of Infants with Anaphylaxis Appropriately Received Epinephrine
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Study Shows 86.4% of Infants with Anaphylaxis Appropriately Received Epinephrine
It’s important that infants get a quick and accurate diagnosis to make sure their anaphylaxis is treated appropriately.
- Go to Solo al 52 % de los adultos con alergia grave a los alimentos se le ha prescrito un autoinyector de epinefrina
Allergy, Allergy Treatment, Epinephrine, Food Allergies, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
Solo al 52 % de los adultos con alergia grave a los alimentos se le ha prescrito un autoinyector de epinefrina
Las personas con alergias a los alimentos y otras alergias graves que pueden causar anafilaxia deben comprender que la epinefrina es la primera línea de defensa
- Go to 86.4 % de los bebés con anafilaxia recibieron epinefrina de manera adecuada
Allergy, Child Allergies, Egg Allergies, Epinephrine, Milk Allergies, Peanut Allergies, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
86.4 % de los bebés con anafilaxia recibieron epinefrina de manera adecuada
Es importante que los bebés, al igual que los niños mayores y los adultos, reciban un diagnóstico rápido y preciso para asegurar que su anafilaxia se trate de …
- Go to Better Identification of Sesame in Food Packaging Needed to Avoid Anaphylaxis
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Better Identification of Sesame in Food Packaging Needed to Avoid Anaphylaxis
Study shows more than 50% of products did not declare sesame on the label ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (December 15, 2021) – In 2021, the US Congress passed the Foo…
- Go to Medically Challenging Case Shows NSAIDs Can Prompt Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
Drug Sensitivity, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
Medically Challenging Case Shows NSAIDs Can Prompt Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
40-year-old marathon runner develops anaphylaxis after taking NSAID before her runNEW ORLEANS (November 5, 2021) – Severe allergic reactions, known as anaphyla…
- Go to Caso médicamente desafiante muestra que los AINE pueden provocar anafilaxia inducida por ejercicio
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Caso médicamente desafiante muestra que los AINE pueden provocar anafilaxia inducida por ejercicio
Maratonista de 40 años presenta anafilaxia después de tomar un AINE antes de correrNUEVA ORLEANS (5 de noviembre de 2021). Las reacciones alérgicas graves, con…
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Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
Find answers to popular questions about severe reactions, anaphylaxis and epinephrine.
- Go to As fall arrives, so do fire ants in southeastern parts of the U.S.
Allergy, Insect Allergies, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
As fall arrives, so do fire ants in southeastern parts of the U.S.
They aren’t part of fall allergies, but their stings are painful and can be dangerous.
- Go to New yardstick offers diagnostic and treatment guidance for idiopathic anaphylaxis
Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
New yardstick offers diagnostic and treatment guidance for idiopathic anaphylaxis
Guidelines on next steps when there is no clear cause of severe reactions.
- Go to Despite reports of shortages, epinephrine autoinjectors are available
Epinephrine, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
Despite reports of shortages, epinephrine autoinjectors are available
Allergists can teach patients how to use alternatives
- Go to Texas school district risks children’s lives by using Benadryl instead of stock epinephrine
Child Allergies, Epinephrine, Severe Reactions, Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine
Texas school district risks children’s lives by using Benadryl instead of stock epinephrine
Epinephrine is always the first line of defense to treat severe allergic reactions.
