Choosing An Emergency Injector For Food Allergy And Anaphylaxis EpiPen Twinject or Adrenaclick
Every since my son’s peanut and tree nut allergies were diagnosed six years ago, I have been an EpiPen user. He wears two EpiPens in this medication belt whenever he’s away from home, and his belt sits on a magnetic hook in a visible and easily accessible location when he takes it off at home (ours is kept […]
URGENT Call To Action For The Food Allergic & Anaphylactic Community.
Thank you to everyone who signed my petition in support of banning peanuts from airlines. The petition now has 1,420 signatures, which is far short of my goal of 10,000 signatures. The comment page on the Department of Transportation site closes in five days, at which time I will post the petition there. I’m asking […]
UPDATE ON THE PETITION BANNING PEANUTS FROM AIRLINES
UPDATE ON THE PETITION TO BAN PEANUTS FROM AIRLINES: The Department of Transportation site has 1,083 comments, which includes those against the proposed ban of peanuts on planes. My petition has 1,243 signatures in favor of a peanut ban. By my calculations, there are almost 4.6 million individuals in the U.S. who are allergic to […]
Joel Stein May Be The Best Friend The Food Allergic Community Never Had
Usually when a father finds out that his son has food allergies, it doesn’t make headlines. Mr. Joel Stein, a popular Time magazine columnist, just found out that his son is nut allergic. Mr. Stein has a huge following, but normally his son’s diagnosis wouldn’t have come to my attention as a food allergy advocate […]