Tag: peanut allergy

Roundup: Breakthrough Peanut Allergy Treatment; FDA Warning...

FDA Closer to Approving First Peanut Allergy Treatment by January An advisory committee with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

September 20, 2019

Roundup: Sesame Allergy on the Rise; ‘Central...

Sesame Allergy More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Report Finds More than 1.5 million U.S. adults and children had a sesame...

August 9, 2019

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January 11, 2019

Food Allergies: Top 5 Facts You Should...

Food allergies are a rising public health concern, affecting more than 50 million Americans. This condition can greatly interfere in...

May 25, 2017

Roundup: Florida’s ‘Healthiest’ Counties are Ranked; It’s...

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March 31, 2017

Introduce Peanut Foods to Kids Early to...

New U.S. health guidelines urge parents to give their children foods containing peanuts early and regularly, starting at infancy, to...

January 9, 2017

Roundup: Rise of E-Cigarette Use Among Youth...

Actions should be taken by public officials and others to "protect the health of our nation’s young people," according to...

December 9, 2016

Managing Food Allergies: Tips for Parents

Researchers estimate that one in every 13 children in the U.S. has a food allergy. That’s about two students in...

September 6, 2016

A Link Between Asthma and Peanut Allergies?

  Parents of children with asthma can feel helpless when they watch their child gasp for air, unable to supply...

July 6, 2015

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