Peanut Allergy

From cheese logs to pecan pie, fruit cake to Waldorf salad, mince pie to peanut brittle, foods containing nuts are everywhere during the holidays. Getting through festive gatherings and family [...]

Knowing how to read labels, recognize and avoid potential allergens in food can be tricky. But knowing what ingredient labels mean for food allergies is key to avoid potentially dangerous [...]

All too often, food allergies become a central focus for families with one or more food-allergic children. Problems can arise when siblings who do not have a food allergy feel left out, as if [...]

While peanut allergies are among the most prevalent of food allergies on people’s minds, there are other legumes to which some children may have an allergic reaction. Peanuts are often thought of [...]

The LEAP Study: (Learning Early About Peanut Allergy). How was it done? The LEAP study is an outstanding example of the application of careful science to a problem that impacts millions. The [...]

The results of the Immune Tolerance Network’s (ITN) “Persistence of Oral Tolerance to Peanut” (LEAP-ON), discussed on March 4, 2016 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology [...]