This Week in Allergy News…

In case you missed it, we’re rounding up the week in allergy and asthma news!

Recently, 22-year-old Bruce Kelly passed away after suffering from an intense reaction caused by peanut allergies. Although the chocolates he ate did not contain peanuts, the product was manufactured at a facility that used peanuts in other manufactured products, which set off Bruce’s peanut allergies. This heartbreaking story should really make all parents of kids with peanut allergies think long and hard about what their kids are allowed to eat! Read more >>>

Yet ANOTHER student punished for quick-thinking during an asthma attack. When will it end? Anthony Ruelas picked up a classmate and carried her to the nurse’s office as she laid on the ground, suffering from a severe asthma attack. However, because of zero tolerance policies in place to prevent students from breaking the rules, Ruelas was PUNISHED for helping his classmate! Read more >>>

Can we lower the number of kids with food allergies? And does this prevention start in the womb? Although the rise in kids with food allergies is sometimes attributed to pesticides, the increased use of antibiotics and processed foods, it turns out, moms can lower their risk of having kids with food allergies by making certain changes during pregnancy. Read more >>>

Proposed changes to current regulations could lead to patients, like our precious kids with food allergies, having limited access to allergy shots! In response to these possible changes, The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is sounding the alarm. Read more >>> 

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Iris

Iris Shamus Wife, mother to three awesome kids and founder/CEO of AllerMates. Based in New York, Iris and her team create helpful content, answer emails, ship their products and obsess every day about keeping kids safe.