The Empire State Building was lit teal on May 13, 2018 to kick off Food Allergy Awareness Week! This year Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 13-19, 2018. Created in 1998, the goal of Food Allergy Awareness Week is to educate the public about food allergies, a potentially life-threatening disease. Food Allergy Awareness Week provides…
Category: peanut
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Update
At our last update in September 2017, we had four children enrolled. We are pleased to report that we now have 11 patients in active therapy including one 30-year-old adult. We will also enroll our 12th patient this week. Patient #1 who started therapy in June 2017 has graduated, and is now ingesting 12 peanuts…
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…