School Bus Safety Precautions For Students With EpiPens
Jacob is entering grade 5 at a new school this year, and for the first time in his life, he’ll be riding the school bus to school. This is not a small matter for a child with food allergies, and I am in touch with several families who have experienced very serious difficulties with school […]
Filing An OCR Complaint: Exercise Your Rights Or Lose Them.
By Kim Middleton** The most stressful time of year for parents of food allergic children is upon us. If you are on Facebook, you are deluged by back to school articles offering useful advice on sending children with food allergies to school, negotiating a 504 plan, and tips about great allergy friendly products. The food […]
How To Make Homemade Peanut Free Nut Free Doughnuts
I don’t like to think of my son’s peanut and tree nut allergies in a negative way. Having said that, one thing you “lose” with this diagnosis is the freedom to eat food from many bakeries and most doughnut shops due to the peanuts and nuts on site. My son is ten years old, and […]
Green Beaver Company: Onespot Allergy Allergen Review
The company, Green Beaver, makes natural toiletries. I use their Frosty Mint toothpaste, which I really like. They do use almond oil in some of their products, which is important information for my allergic readers. Specifically, their Eye Make-up Remover for sensitive and acne prone skin contains: Aqua, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed […]
Best Allergy Blogs of 2012
This is exciting! I just found out my blog is one of the 19 Best Allergy Blogs of 2012 according to Healthline. They wrote: “Onespot Allergy, brainchild of legal expert Elizabeth Goldenberg, is a godsend to those trying to navigate the world of brand claims, product labels, and allergy-related news. No stranger to the world […]
Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance May Bring Peace Of Mind To Allergic Travelers
I just learned of the existence of medical emergency evacuation insurance through a contact who traveled to Africa with his wife and severely allergic daughter. I found it very reassuring to learn that this coverage exists, as I had never heard of it before, and it makes the prospect of long distance travel with my […]
New EpiPen Commercial By Pfizer Canada, Does It Hit The Mark?
Earlier this month, I expressed concern about the EpiPen marketing campaign launched in the US. Both the television commercial and the print ad for that campaign have now been pulled by Mylan Specialty due to the objections of advocates and food allergy organizations. You can read my thoughts about the US EpiPen ad campaign by […]
Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: Not Ready for Prime Time
By Dr. Hugh A Sampson, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Written for Allergies Asthma Children and published here with AAC’s written permission. Food allergy has become a major health problem in westernized countries, now affecting approximately 3.5% of the U.S. population, or about 12 million Americans, and is the leading […]
Misleading And Dangerous EpiPen Ad Campaign Launched By Mylan Specialty Continues
In April of 2012. Mylan Specialty, which markets EpiPens, released a television commercial with the following script which caused great concern within the allergic community. As a result, the commercial was almost immediately discontinued. The script titled “Max’s Birthday” read: Mom: So you’re excited for Max’s birthday party? It should be pretty awesome. Son: […]
ABC News Interview June 2012
I had a great time speaking with Dr. Stephanie Albin of the ABC News Medical Unit last week. The interview was in response to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. I shared my son Jacob’s experience with severe food allergies with Dr. Albin. The resulting artilce is titled “Food Allergies: Dangers Still Lurk […]