Great news out of a study of 60,000 children having peanut introduced in diet as early as 4 months old. Study shows importance of future introduction of potential allergens (peanuts in this study) into diet at early age, in particular for the high-risk population. ealthNews Service Children’s peanut allergies have plunged thanks to recent advice, [...]
Tragedy occurred when a young woman with food allergies was having a CT Scan involving a dye injection for kidney stone detection. While a severe reaction is rare the dye injection can cause tragic outcomes for the allergy population. Guidelines must be examined and monitored to ensure maximum safety. Snack Safely has provided this important [...]
Zileuton use for asthma medication has been repurposed and found to be effective in greatly reducing the allergic reaction of peanut in mice. This discovery at Northwestern University is ground breaking and will be furth examined for human allergic reaction to peanut. Further, a new study with human allergic reaction and zleuton is already underway [...]
A tragic outcome from an IV Dye given to a woman for a CT Scan. The woman from Durham England had a severe tooth infection and when dental services not available went to the hospital for help. The IV Dye is known to cause a mild rreaction in less than 10% and a serious reaction [...]
The following article written by Dr. Scott Sicherer, Director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai New York. The article provides critical information on administering the Epipen for severe allergic reaction. First off, the allergy population should have 2 Epitpens available to ensure full safety measures are available. The importance of using a [...]
A severe reaction to a food, insect bite, environment and medications must be treated right away with an Epipen including a hospital visit to ensure stabilization and safety of the person. A mild initial reaction to one of the potential allergens should also be followed up with a doctor. If the mild reaction warrants, the [...]