Balancing Anxiety and Risk
Public playgrounds can be intimidating when you think about all the allergens other kids may have left behind, but it’s important to balance that anxiety by looking at how great the risk really is. Read More …
Category: Safety
It Matters Who You Ask
Make sure kids know the right questions to ask regarding food allergies. Self-advocacy is SO important! Read More …
Have a #HeartTealHeart Talk about Food Allergies at School
Your child’s teacher has already started making plans for Valentine’s Day, so it’s best to chat about your concerns now. That’s why it’s time for a #HeartTealHeart talk! Read More …
15 Ways to Keep Allergic Loved Ones Safe
A Guide for the Family of the Food Allergic
If you have family coming for the holidays, there are always a lot of things to do. Is accommodating food allergies one of them? Food-allergic families are thankful for every safe meal–read below for 15 tips to make sure yours is something to be thankful for! Read More …
An Egg Study
Allergists have long known that eating egg in its baked form (when an egg-allergic patient is able to do so) can reduce the severity of said allergy, or even speed the person in outgrowing it. For the past 18 months, my son has been in a study looking to measure that phenomenon! Read More …
What to do when your Epinephrine Expires too soon
Nobody likes to get an auto-injector that expires too soon. The good news is that there are some things you can do about it! Read More …
Double Standards when flying American Airlines
American Airlines is coming under fire for having a discriminatory Allergen Policy–but their double standards just make everything feel worse. Read More …
Unsafe Halloween Candy – Make a Plan!
What do you do with all that candy your kids can’t eat? Make your plan now, so you’re ready on Halloween! Read More …
EpiPen Price Gouging and PR Stunts
As I write this, it is way too late (or perhaps, too early) but I really wanted to get these pictures posted. I put them together based on how I feel about Mylan Pharmaceutical’s announcement that they will make a generic of their own EpiPen. Feel free to share! These are also available on our Read More …
The High Cost of Epinephrine
So, Mylan has announced that they “care,” and they’re going to help us all out by increasing the value of their savings cards from $100 to $300 per 2pack of EpiPens. They’re also expanding eligibility for their assistance program (how many people even knew they had an assistance program???) While these assistance programs will help Read More …