Palforzia FDA approved

Palforzia FDA approved

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

Now offering cashew OIT!

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…

new peanut allergy treatment study

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

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…