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Back-to-school time can be both exciting and nerve-wracking, especially for food allergy families. Meeting new teachers and starting new classes can be stressful enough, but add food allergy [...]

A mother recently came to our practice with a toddler who had a suspected peanut and cashew allergy. While this is a cause for uncertainty and fear for a lot of families, this mother was [...]

Severe allergies to common foods (e.g., milk, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nuts) carry substantial psychosocial and nutritional burdens for children and their families.  Oral immunotherapy (OIT) [...]

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) has seen a great amount of progress over the last 10 years. As providers we have been able to work with patients and their families in not only preventing [...]

If your allergist believes you or your child might not have a food allergy, the next step is to perform an oral food challenge (OFC). OFCs are used when a careful medical history and allergy [...]

A 10-year-old male came to see me about the possibility of starting oral immunotherapy. He has an older sister who has had a life-threatening peanut reaction, followed by lifelong high positive [...]

Allergy testing is an important step in confirming a diagnosis of food allergy. Two important rules must be kept in mind for interpreting food allergy test results. First, a carefully obtained [...]

Food allergy has many effects on patients and families including the difficulty of avoiding the food or foods you are allergic to and the fear of rare, but unpredictable anaphylaxis.  Currently, [...]

One of the most common concerns we face in allergy practice is reflected in this typical scenario:  “My 5-year-old son has had positive skin and blood tests for peanut allergy since he was an [...]

I see many children being fed with “milks” other than breast milk or cow’s milk. Often, when there is suspected or proven cow’s milk allergy parents will substitute a nut or vegetable-based [...]