Viaskin Peanut Patch BLA accepted
The FDA has accepted the BLA for the Viaskin Peanut Patch. This is a key step in the process of getting FDA approval for this revolutionary treatment. Read More …
Tag: Science of allergies
EpiPen Glove Box Heat Experiment
Dashboard-level heat will destroy an EpiPen, but how does epinephrine fare inside the glove box? Check out my experiment to find out! Read More …
EpiPen Extreme Heat Experiment
Extreme heat will damage the EpiPen! I cooked 20 EpiPens on the dashboard of my car to see how the devices would fare. The results will amaze you! Read More …
To (Research) Study or Not to Study?
Our son has to decide whether to join a Food Allergy Clinical Research Study. There’s a lot to consider. Especially since he really hates needles. Read More …
Baked Egg versus Egg OIT: How do they stack up?
Allergists have been recommending baked egg (when tolerated) as an egg-allergy treatment for years. Egg OIT is an emerging technique to more rapidly introduce eggs. How do the two compare? Read More …
Epinephrine Abuse Experiments
If you’ve ever wondered what happens to epinephrine if you thoroughly abuse it, you have to read this! My experiment is shocking! Read More …
Peanut Allergy Patch – the only “Failure” is Bad Reporting
You may have seen disturbing headlines that the Peanut Patch has failed. This is simply not true. Nothing has failed. 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 …
Thankful Thursday – At Least Our Kids Get Diagnosed
My husband’s late grandmother was fond of telling this story: When her oldest child was a baby, in the late 1940s, he had to go into the hospital for a hernia. While there with him, hubby’s grandma noticed several very tiny babies. They were sickly, and she asked what was wrong with them. The hospital staff Read More …
Food Allergy Stats You Don’t Often See
The USA has a big proportion of the world’s anaphylactic allergies, and an even greater share of its epinephrine. I’ve looked at some numbers and determined that the USA is a pretty good place to live if you have allergies! Read More …