Tag: egg allergy

Get the Flu Vaccine with an Egg Allergy? The CDC Answers...

The CDC wants everyone over 6 months to get a flu shot with rare exceptions. Egg allergy does NOT exclude you.
Blood Samples

Another Test to Challenge the Oral Food Challenge

A new test is vying to replace the oral food challenge as the gold standard for determining the presence of food allergy.

Study: Reactions Vary in Children with Milk, Egg Allergy

Study shows marked differences in the way allergic reactions to milk and egg present themselves.
Paliforzia (AR101)

Aimmune Issues Update on AR101 Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Candidate

The company announces their timeline for continued progress toward an FDA approved standardized therapy.
Flu vaccine

CDC Recommendations Regarding the Flu Vaccine for People with Egg Allergies

The CDC changed their recommendations prior to last year's flu season... here they are.
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Study: The Effect of OIT in Severe Milk, Peanut and Egg...

Rest assured, there *is* research being done to determine how immunotherapies can benefit adults.
Breastfeeding

Study: Breastmilk Helps Protect Offspring from Food Allergies

Study supports a varied, allergen-rich diet for pregnant and nursing mothers.
Mast Cell

Confirmation of 'Allergy Amplifier' Could Lead to New Food Allergy Therapies

Inhibitors of Histamine-Releasing Factor could block inflammatory response to food allergens.
Prison Food

Prison Inmate Sues Facility After Multiple Anaphylactic Events

Alleges he suffered anaphylaxis five times in two years due to cross-contact.
Pediatrician and Baby

Pediatricians Slow to Implement Early Peanut Introduction Guidelines

Only 11% are adequately following the guidelines leaving many at risk of developing peanut allergy later in life.