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EXPERT ALERT! Keywords: Food allergy, anaphylaxis, restaurant, food safety Andrea Shainblum, Ph.D., is available to journalists and media outlets for comment on this subject. Web: www.allercom.com Twitter: @AllergyCoach Facebook: www.facebook.com/allercomallergyconsulting email: info@allercom.com Tel.: 613.899.1862 QUEBEC WAITER ARRESTED FOR SERVING FISH TO ALLERGIC CUSTOMER Restaurant staff “Often inadequately trained to cope with life-threatening food allergies” says…
Sloane Miller, President of Allergic Girl Resources, Inc. and Andrea Shainblum, President of Allercom Allergy Consulting, Inc. are proud to co-present the following business webinar: *** Do you have years of personal experience with allergy, asthma and/or food allergy and want to share your knowledge in a professional setting? Are you a licensed health professional with experience in allergies/food…
My new article, ‘Five things summer camps need to know about life-threatening food allergies’. Have an allergy-safe summer!
According to Circassia, Ltd., which is in the process of human clinical trials of their upcoming cat allergy vaccine, ToleroMune®, they have achieved promising results from their phase II clinical study. As their recent media release states: Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on controlling immune system responses, today announced positive results from a phase…
A novel cause of anaphylaxis is being caused by a tick bite leading to sensitization to the Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose carbohydrate. In turn, this causes delayed but often severe allergic reactions to mammalian meats, including beef and other red meats. This allergy is in the news again, and a task-force on this emerging health challenge convened in Arkansas, one…
At the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting, held March 4-7, 2016 in Los Angeles, Mary Jane Marchisotto MJ, et al. presented their survey-based research, revealing the fact that “more awareness and education is necessary to assist consumers with food allergies in their purchasing decisions.” Among other findings in the survey were that…
When I was a child, I suffered from several severe food allergies (as I continue to), as well as asthma. Sometimes, the reactions would include all of the possible allergy symptoms listed below, in this excellent chart by FARE. But at other times, one or more of the symptoms would be missing. This was particularly…
This article describes airplane passengers breaking into applause as a young boy was removed from a flight due to food allergy. What ever happened to empathy? Where is society’s responsibility to care about others? I’ve travelled around the world, and have been fortunate to have only had a food allergy reaction once, when I was…
In this recent article in Allergic Living Magazine, we read about two surveys that reveal just how unprepared members of the general public are to respond to allergic reactions. Given the increasing prevalence of allergies in the population, with up to 15 million Americans and between 2 and 3 million Canadians suffering from food allergies…