http://snacksafely.com A Mom, a Daughter with Food Allergies and a Mission Tue, 08 May 2012 19:26:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://snacksafely.com/2012/05/people-raised-in-rural-environments-less-likely-to-develop-allergies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-raised-in-rural-environments-less-likely-to-develop-allergies http://snacksafely.com/2012/05/people-raised-in-rural-environments-less-likely-to-develop-allergies/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 19:10:33 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=1136 A study conducted at the University of Helsinki confirms that people who grow up in rural environments are less likely to develop autoimmune and inflammatory diseases including allergies. Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/05/people-raised-in-rural-environments-less-likely-to-develop-allergies/feed/ 0 http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/preliminary-study-results-6-of-americans-have-history-of-anaphylaxis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preliminary-study-results-6-of-americans-have-history-of-anaphylaxis http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/preliminary-study-results-6-of-americans-have-history-of-anaphylaxis/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:55:09 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=1096 Based upon preliminary results of a well designed random telephone survey funded by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 1 in 16 or 6% reported that they had had symptoms consistent with anaphylaxis at some point in their lives. Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/preliminary-study-results-6-of-americans-have-history-of-anaphylaxis/feed/ 0 http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/new-book-teaches-children-about-food-allergies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-book-teaches-children-about-food-allergies http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/new-book-teaches-children-about-food-allergies/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:02:09 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=1071 We're pleased to announce the publication of a new book geared toward teaching young children about food allergies. Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/new-book-teaches-children-about-food-allergies/feed/ 2 http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/safe-snack-guide-part-of-school-districts-new-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safe-snack-guide-part-of-school-districts-new-policy http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/safe-snack-guide-part-of-school-districts-new-policy/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:47:23 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=1042 Washoe County School District's new policy makes specific reference to the Safe Snack Guide, our comprehensive list of snacks free of peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs, to help parents plan in-school activities involving food. Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/safe-snack-guide-part-of-school-districts-new-policy/feed/ 1 http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/update-to-safe-snack-guide-march-1-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-to-safe-snack-guide-march-1-2012 http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/update-to-safe-snack-guide-march-1-2012/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:13:53 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=978 Introducing a number of exciting changes to our Safe Snack Guide, our list of snacks free of peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs intended for schools, clubs, parties, etc. Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/03/update-to-safe-snack-guide-march-1-2012/feed/ 2 http://snacksafely.com/2012/02/guide-to-registering-your-food-allergic-child-for-kindergarten/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guide-to-registering-your-food-allergic-child-for-kindergarten http://snacksafely.com/2012/02/guide-to-registering-your-food-allergic-child-for-kindergarten/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:30:48 +0000 Debra http://snacksafely.com/?p=804 A mom's step-by-step guide to registering your food allergic child for kindergarten. Even if you have older school-aged children, check out the policies we advocate and compare them to those at your school! Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/02/guide-to-registering-your-food-allergic-child-for-kindergarten/feed/ 3 http://snacksafely.com/2012/01/study-anaphylaxis-extremely-rare-after-vaccine-administration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-anaphylaxis-extremely-rare-after-vaccine-administration http://snacksafely.com/2012/01/study-anaphylaxis-extremely-rare-after-vaccine-administration/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:10:34 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=777 A recent study in the United Kingdom found that anaphylaxis occurred rarely as a result of common pediatric immunizations and not at all as a result of infant and preschool immunizations. Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/01/study-anaphylaxis-extremely-rare-after-vaccine-administration/feed/ 0 http://snacksafely.com/2012/01/virginia-first-grader-dies-of-allergic-reaction-in-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginia-first-grader-dies-of-allergic-reaction-in-school http://snacksafely.com/2012/01/virginia-first-grader-dies-of-allergic-reaction-in-school/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:14:23 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=739 A Virginia first grader, Ammaria Johnson, died Monday shortly after suffering an apparent allergic reaction to something she ate at school. Paramedics received an emergency call at 2:26PM and arrived shortly afterward to find Ammaria in cardiac arrest. She was … Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2012/01/virginia-first-grader-dies-of-allergic-reaction-in-school/feed/ 0 http://snacksafely.com/2011/12/study-peanut-sensitivity-rises-with-age-in-children-and-young-adults/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-peanut-sensitivity-rises-with-age-in-children-and-young-adults http://snacksafely.com/2011/12/study-peanut-sensitivity-rises-with-age-in-children-and-young-adults/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:00:06 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=697 The results of a study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology indicate sensitivity to peanuts in allergic children and young adults rises with age. This may explain why adolescents suffer severe allergic reactions to peanuts more … Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2011/12/study-peanut-sensitivity-rises-with-age-in-children-and-young-adults/feed/ 0 http://snacksafely.com/2011/12/update-to-safe-snack-guide-december-8-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-to-safe-snack-guide-december-8-2011 http://snacksafely.com/2011/12/update-to-safe-snack-guide-december-8-2011/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:44:42 +0000 Dave http://snacksafely.com/?p=667 We have made a number of changes to our Safe Snack Guide as of this revision: Sesame Seeds – No Longer Supported by This Guide After much deliberation, we have removed sesame seeds from the list of allergens that are … Continue reading →]]> http://snacksafely.com/2011/12/update-to-safe-snack-guide-december-8-2011/feed/ 0