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Did he acquire the red meat allergy? My sister did many years ago from a tick bite. It took years (happened in early 2000s ) to find a doctor who knew what she was dealing with.
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Did he acquire the red meat allergy? My sister did many years ago from a tick bite. It took years (happened in early 2000s ) to find a doctor who knew what she was dealing with.
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FDA approves first nasal spray for severe allergic reactions. Here's what to know.
The nasal spray "Neffy" is the first needle-free option for severe allergic reactions that the FDA has approved. The spray would be an alternative to EpiPens.
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We don’t think so. He has so many different allergies, it’s probably more likely genetic in origin. I’m glad your sister found a dr to help her out.
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FDA approves first nasal spray for severe allergic reactions. Here's what to know.
The nasal spray "Neffy" is the first needle-free option for severe allergic reactions that the FDA has approved. The spray would be an alternative to EpiPens.
That's about time!
She currently carries AviQ injector (double dose)...moving to a nose spray would be pretty awesome.
Thanks for this!
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No problem at all. Here’s to this maybe helping her out.
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Had dinner last night w friend in medical field ( Tulane)
Over dinner we were talking about next wave of "designer drugs" ( he referred to them as "biologicals" ) and just how much more effective they will be.
He known my oldest since 5, so he pays attention when a new drug comes available for food allergies.
And he mentioned Xolair. Then passed this to me via text last night.
FDA Approves First Medication to Help Reduce Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods After Accidental Exposure
The FDA approved a new medication for the reduction of allergic reactions that may occur with accidental exposure to one or more foods.
Might be something to talk to allergist about. I know my daughter plans on it.
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In February 2023, 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs died from a severe allergic reaction after drinking a hot chocolate from Costa Coffee. Hannah suffered from allergies to dairy, fish and eggs, and her mother had asked for soy milk, but the hot chocolate contained cows’ milk. In July 2016, 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died on a flight after eating a Pret a Manger baguette she had bought at Heathrow. She had a severe allergic reaction to sesame, which had been baked into the bread but wasn’t listed on the ingredients label.
These types of fatal events linked to food allergies seem to be occurring more frequently. They appear in headlines and have driven a movement to make planes, schools and other restricted environments “nut-free”. But are food allergies really on the rise, or is our coverage of them merely increasing?
A recent study in the Lancet Public Health journal provides answers. Led by Paul Turner of Imperial College London, it found that food allergies had doubled between 2008 and 2018. Most of these affect children. By reviewing data from GP surgeries in England, the researchers found that across all age groups, food allergies had increased from 0.4% to 1.1% of the population.
Since 2014, the rise has been less notable, which is possibly due to advice from NHS and medical staff to introduce potential food allergens into the diet of children before the age of 12 months. Early introduction seems to substantially reduce the risk of developing allergies to foods such as peanut and egg. But we can’t see what has happened more recently: the Lancet Public Health analysis couldn’t go beyond 2020 because the Covid pandemic affected GP visits and data.
This rise in allergies isn’t unique to England. They are increasing around the world. What explains this? Experts have put forward a number of hypotheses, all of which need testing.
A food allergy is caused by the immune system overreacting to certain foods, releasing chemicals that cause symptoms such as itchy skin and hives, a swollen face, eyes, or lips, breathing difficulties and even cardiac arrest. In short, food substances are causing the immune system to malfunction. As the medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail put it: “If your immune response gets triggered by the wrong things, it will kill you by trying to protect you.”
One possible explanation is the rise of the “western” diet, which is high in ultra-processed foods. A 2022 study of nearly 3,000 children and 4,256 adults in the US suggested that consuming ultra-processed foods was associated with allergy symptoms in children and adolescents. Perhaps the full detrimental impacts of ultra-processed foods are only now being recognised, as data is collected and analysed. There are close links between the gut microbiome and the immune system; similar concerns have been raised about their possible link to digestive-tract cancers in young people.
Another theory is that those who develop allergies are deficient in vitamin D, the vitamin our body produces when exposed to sunlight. Surveys have shown that children are spending an increasing amount of time indoors on screens instead of outdoors playing. This isn’t just a post-pandemic trend: it has been happening for more than a decade, alongside the growing use of tablets, games consoles and phones...............
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These types of fatal events linked to food allergies seem to be occurring more frequently. They appear in headlines and have driven a movement to make planes, schools and other restricted environments “nut-free”. But are food allergies really on the rise, or is our coverage of them merely increasing?
A recent study in the Lancet Public Health journal provides answers. Led by Paul Turner of Imperial College London, it found that food allergies had doubled between 2008 and 2018. Most of these affect children. By reviewing data from GP surgeries in England, the researchers found that across all age groups, food allergies had increased from 0.4% to 1.1% of the population.
Since 2014, the rise has been less notable, which is possibly due to advice from NHS and medical staff to introduce potential food allergens into the diet of children before the age of 12 months. Early introduction seems to substantially reduce the risk of developing allergies to foods such as peanut and egg. But we can’t see what has happened more recently: the Lancet Public Health analysis couldn’t go beyond 2020 because the Covid pandemic affected GP visits and data.
This rise in allergies isn’t unique to England. They are increasing around the world. What explains this? Experts have put forward a number of hypotheses, all of which need testing.
A food allergy is caused by the immune system overreacting to certain foods, releasing chemicals that cause symptoms such as itchy skin and hives, a swollen face, eyes, or lips, breathing difficulties and even cardiac arrest. In short, food substances are causing the immune system to malfunction. As the medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail put it: “If your immune response gets triggered by the wrong things, it will kill you by trying to protect you.”
One possible explanation is the rise of the “western” diet, which is high in ultra-processed foods. A 2022 study of nearly 3,000 children and 4,256 adults in the US suggested that consuming ultra-processed foods was associated with allergy symptoms in children and adolescents. Perhaps the full detrimental impacts of ultra-processed foods are only now being recognised, as data is collected and analysed. There are close links between the gut microbiome and the immune system; similar concerns have been raised about their possible link to digestive-tract cancers in young people.
Another theory is that those who develop allergies are deficient in vitamin D, the vitamin our body produces when exposed to sunlight. Surveys have shown that children are spending an increasing amount of time indoors on screens instead of outdoors playing. This isn’t just a post-pandemic trend: it has been happening for more than a decade, alongside the growing use of tablets, games consoles and phones...............
Deadly food allergies are on the rise among children. The cause isn’t what you might think | Devi Sridhar
In England, high-profile tragedies have highlighted the recent spike in allergy rates – and the urgent need for better safety measures, says health expert Devi Sridhar
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NORTH TEXAS — Twenty-three-year-old Alison Pickering knew to watch out for peanuts.
It was a discovery her family made the day she came home from preschool with hives.
"She said, 'well, a friend of mine shared with me a chocolate Jiff sandwich.' And I was like, 'Oh!'," recalls her mother, Joy Pickering, "and it became evident she had a peanut allergy."
"She would feel it in her lips and in her throat and so we would take trips to the ER," her father, Grover Pickering, said.
Thankfully, those trips to the hospital were rare.
"She was always very very careful. She rarely ate cookies that were not mine," Joy Pickering said.
Her parents said that caution was evident as she prepared for a first date just days before her graduation from Tarleton State University in Stephenville last year.
Alison, they said, chose a restaurant she'd been to before. She ordered the mahi-mahi, a dish she'd previously eaten there.
"She would repeatedly go to the same restaurants and order the same dishes, you know. And that was a common thing," her father said.
What Alison and even the wait staff didn't know, the Pickerings said, was that the recipe had changed. Peanut sauce had been added.
"She took a few bites, realized something was wrong," said Grover Pickering. "She did her Epipen. The ambulance came. She actually walked to the ambulance talking to them, but somewhere along the way things went downhill."
Alison never woke up.
"It's tragic and it doesn't need to happen to anyone else," he said.
The Pickerings are now on a mission to raise awareness of the seriousness of food allergies.……..
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It was a discovery her family made the day she came home from preschool with hives.
"She said, 'well, a friend of mine shared with me a chocolate Jiff sandwich.' And I was like, 'Oh!'," recalls her mother, Joy Pickering, "and it became evident she had a peanut allergy."
"She would feel it in her lips and in her throat and so we would take trips to the ER," her father, Grover Pickering, said.
Thankfully, those trips to the hospital were rare.
"She was always very very careful. She rarely ate cookies that were not mine," Joy Pickering said.
Her parents said that caution was evident as she prepared for a first date just days before her graduation from Tarleton State University in Stephenville last year.
Alison, they said, chose a restaurant she'd been to before. She ordered the mahi-mahi, a dish she'd previously eaten there.
"She would repeatedly go to the same restaurants and order the same dishes, you know. And that was a common thing," her father said.
What Alison and even the wait staff didn't know, the Pickerings said, was that the recipe had changed. Peanut sauce had been added.
"She took a few bites, realized something was wrong," said Grover Pickering. "She did her Epipen. The ambulance came. She actually walked to the ambulance talking to them, but somewhere along the way things went downhill."
Alison never woke up.
"It's tragic and it doesn't need to happen to anyone else," he said.
The Pickerings are now on a mission to raise awareness of the seriousness of food allergies.……..
Restaurant's new recipe cost Texas college student her life, parents say. Now they are on a mission to make changes.
Two Texas parents are on a mission to raise awareness about food allergies after the death of their 23-year-old daughter.
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Hopefully we can bring more awareness to this because it’s needed.
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NORTH TEXAS — Twenty-three-year-old Alison Pickering knew to watch out for peanuts.
It was a discovery her family made the day she came home from preschool with hives.
"She said, 'well, a friend of mine shared with me a chocolate Jiff sandwich.' And I was like, 'Oh!'," recalls her mother, Joy Pickering, "and it became evident she had a peanut allergy."
"She would feel it in her lips and in her throat and so we would take trips to the ER," her father, Grover Pickering, said.
Thankfully, those trips to the hospital were rare.
"She was always very very careful. She rarely ate cookies that were not mine," Joy Pickering said.
Her parents said that caution was evident as she prepared for a first date just days before her graduation from Tarleton State University in Stephenville last year.
Alison, they said, chose a restaurant she'd been to before. She ordered the mahi-mahi, a dish she'd previously eaten there.
"She would repeatedly go to the same restaurants and order the same dishes, you know. And that was a common thing," her father said.
What Alison and even the wait staff didn't know, the Pickerings said, was that the recipe had changed. Peanut sauce had been added.
"She took a few bites, realized something was wrong," said Grover Pickering. "She did her Epipen. The ambulance came. She actually walked to the ambulance talking to them, but somewhere along the way things went downhill."
Alison never woke up.
"It's tragic and it doesn't need to happen to anyone else," he said.
The Pickerings are now on a mission to raise awareness of the seriousness of food allergies.……..
Restaurant's new recipe cost Texas college student her life, parents say. Now they are on a mission to make changes.
Two Texas parents are on a mission to raise awareness about food allergies after the death of their 23-year-old daughter.
Hence why my child won't eat any place that isn't a vegan restaurant.
It sucks, but to be 100% safe, abstinence is the ONLY 100% guarantee.
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This is a thing of nightmares for me.NORTH TEXAS — Twenty-three-year-old Alison Pickering knew to watch out for peanuts.
It was a discovery her family made the day she came home from preschool with hives.
"She said, 'well, a friend of mine shared with me a chocolate Jiff sandwich.' And I was like, 'Oh!'," recalls her mother, Joy Pickering, "and it became evident she had a peanut allergy."
"She would feel it in her lips and in her throat and so we would take trips to the ER," her father, Grover Pickering, said.
Thankfully, those trips to the hospital were rare.
"She was always very very careful. She rarely ate cookies that were not mine," Joy Pickering said.
Her parents said that caution was evident as she prepared for a first date just days before her graduation from Tarleton State University in Stephenville last year.
Alison, they said, chose a restaurant she'd been to before. She ordered the mahi-mahi, a dish she'd previously eaten there.
"She would repeatedly go to the same restaurants and order the same dishes, you know. And that was a common thing," her father said.
What Alison and even the wait staff didn't know, the Pickerings said, was that the recipe had changed. Peanut sauce had been added.
"She took a few bites, realized something was wrong," said Grover Pickering. "She did her Epipen. The ambulance came. She actually walked to the ambulance talking to them, but somewhere along the way things went downhill."
Alison never woke up.
"It's tragic and it doesn't need to happen to anyone else," he said.
The Pickerings are now on a mission to raise awareness of the seriousness of food allergies.……..
Restaurant's new recipe cost Texas college student her life, parents say. Now they are on a mission to make changes.
Two Texas parents are on a mission to raise awareness about food allergies after the death of their 23-year-old daughter.
My youngest has an anaphylactic tree nut allergy. We really eat at the same places all the time that we have vetted, and I have become too passive about telling waitstaff and asking is any changes have happened with recipes.
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