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Stock epinephrine and anaphylaxis training save lives. But do all states permit early childcare centers to stock epinephrine or even require center staff know how to prevent recognize, and respond to anaphylaxis? No. But now Louisiana does!
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Stock epinephrine is epinephrine prescribed to an entity, such as a school, to be used in an allergy emergency. Epinephrine is the medication that stops and treats the life-threatening allergic reaction “anaphylaxis.” Some young children…
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Finding a great babysitter or nanny can be tough, and how do you prepare that person to manage food allergy? We have the help you are looking for!
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Stock epinephrine saves lives. Learn more here about your state’s legislation on this important issue.
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We love our teachers and produced this episode about food allergy with them in mind!
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Learn trick-or-treat strategies for kiddos, especially those with food allergies!
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Hear a mom’s experience with her family’s oral immunotherapy journey!
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Pam interviews food allergy specialist Dr. Alice Hoyt.
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Prepping for college… when should you start thinking about it? (Hint hint: now!) In this episode, Pam and I talk with the amazing Kristi Grim of FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education). Kristi
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De-Stress with Strategies from Tamara Hubbard, LCPC How often do you worry about your kiddo who has food allergy? And
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Death from anaphylaxis is rare. But when it happens to your child, the rarity of it doesn’t matter. And how do you move forward? Here is what the Suhy’s do… The Allison Rose
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Schools develop food allergy related policies to try to keep kids safe, but how many of these policies are evidence-based?
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When it comes to parenting a kiddo with food allergy, remembering that epi is only one of the many challenges
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Kiddos have many challenges growing up in this global era, and, unfortunately, food allergy further complicates things like school and
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Social media is a relatively new world, and just as navigating the “real” world with food allergy can be challenging,
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Have you ever wondered how an allergic reaction works? Wondered what is going on inside the human body during an
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The safety of a food challenge is probably the first thing that goes through your mind when your allergist suggests
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Oral immunotherapy – OIT – can make kiddos with food allergy like peanut allergy more tolerant of the allergen, but
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Many folks ask me, “Dr. Hoyt, what’s the difference between a wheat allergy and gluten sensitivity and Celiac Disease?” I
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When you think about what your school nurse does all day, you may think about your kiddo with food allergy
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Have you ever wondered how school nurses prepare for your kiddos with food allergy? Especially with COVID, how are school […]
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Are you wondering how to have a successful evacuation – hurricane, fire, etc. – with your kiddo who has food
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Parents of kiddos with food allergy fear anaphylaxis and also that their kiddo won’t have epinephrine. Have you or your
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A baby can have a peanut allergy, and the peanut challenge procedure determines that diagnosis. You’ve probably heard about doctors
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This time of year for your kiddo with food allergy is already stressful. Plus, add COVID-19 to the stress of
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Do you know what information is true and what’s not true when it comes to epinephrine from an auto-injector like an EpiPen? EpiPens and other epinephrine auto-injectors can be intimidating. Plus, no one
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Did you know there is more than one way to be allergic to a peach? Read more here, and hear the podcast!
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Demystifying Food Allergy via Podcast I am so excited to demystify food allergy through my new Food Allergy and Your
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Peanut allergy has an FDA-approved OIT treatment Peanut allergy affects 2-5% of children. The treatment plan for peanut allergy recommended by most academic allergy centers is avoidance of peanut – perhaps until now. Hello,
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Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (EPOIT) can decrease the severity of peanut allergy in young children. Say what?! Let’s discuss early
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