Treating Food Allergies

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) continues to change the lives of people with food allergies, a gratifying experience for medical professionals and researchers. In this case, the positive results brought [...]

In an article published by The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, we learn about a 55-year-old woman who [...]

Improved quality of life for children with food allergies is a parent’s greatest hope. With Oral Immunotherapy (OIT), a proven desensitization process, hundreds of children have been able to [...]

Freedom from the agonies of food allergies is a quest for thousands of parents and their food allergic children. That’s why Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) has become such a welcome reprieve to so many [...]

Food allergy testing is used to measure the level of allergic antibody, known as IgE, to a food suspected of causing an allergic reaction. These blood tests are best used to predict the [...]

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 [...]

Studies show that in some cases, children with food allergies to milk or egg are able to tolerate baked products with those foods in them. Some children with milk allergy can eat certain pastries [...]

You might think that food grown organically would be free of allergens, but this is a misconception. Organic foods may be free of harmful pesticides, but they aren’t free of the proteins that [...]

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) can provide a long-term solution for peanut, milk, egg, tree nut and wheat allergic patients. It usually takes less than 6 months, and at the end of the program, most [...]

“My son has now completed the egg and peanut Oral Immunotherapy programs and we are so thrilled. It has affected everyone in our family and has made life for him so much easier! When he was [...]