On Friday, the FDA approved Palforzia, the first drug to treat peanut allergy. Although approved, it is not yet available. We plan to begin using Palforzia as soon as it becomes widely available. If you or your child has peanut allergy, please call us to schedule an evaluation and determine eligibility
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Now offering cashew OIT!
At Austin Family Allergy & Asthma, we are happy to announce we now offer cashew oral immunotherapy (OIT) for our tree nut allergic patients. Cashew is the most common tree nut allergy and is rarely outgrown. Cashew commonly cross reacts to pistachio, so following cashew OIT, most patients can safely ingest pistachios as well. Cashew…
FDA considering adding sesame to list of major allergens
Did you know that the FDA is considering adding sesame to the list of allergens food manufacturers are required on their product labels? Current federal law requires that foods products containing one of the eight “major food allergens” – milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans – be clearly labelled and declared…
new peanut allergy treatment study
There is been a lot of press recently about a new FDA approved treatment for peanut allergy. As food allergy specialists, we are certainly excited about additional treatment options for patients. For years avoidance was the mainstay of care and accidental exposure to trace amounts of peanut could be dangerous for the sensitive patient. This…
Watch Rotten on Netflix
We highly recommend the second episode of the Netflix series Rotten. It is called “The Peanut Problem” and it is available for streaming on-demand. This is by far one of the most balanced and accurate programs I have seen related to this complex topic of food allergies. It should be mandatory viewing for all those…
Hello, Peanut and SpoonfulOne
There are two new products related to food allergy: SpoonfulOne and Hello, Peanut. It’s important to realize both are not for food allergy treatment, but are marketed for food allergy prevention. If your child has eczema, food allergy, or you suspect they may have a food allergy, please do not give either of these products…