A message from FAAN:
In recent years, many of you have taken part in various online surveys addressing issues important to the food allergy community.
For our newest online survey, we’ve partnered with Dr. Matt Greenhawt at the University of Michigan to better understand the relationship between food allergies and medications.
The survey is anonymous, has already been […]

Do any of you have an answer to the question below? I have dontated organic cleaning products to my sons school but am not aware of “green committees” Anyone have any advice for this parent?
Hi Gina,
Our school has a new principal who is outstanding and is very accommodating.
She is asking me to help her […]

Kids With Food Allergies and members of its medical advisory board are conducting a research study to examine parental opinions about oral food immunotherapy, otherwise known as food allergen desensitization.
They are seeking parents of food-allergic children to complete a brief, anonymous questionnaire (10 minutes) which asks series of questions that inquire about your awareness […]

Washington FEAST's Food Allergy Conference has been rescheduled for Saturday September 25, 2010, at the Talaris Conference Center in Seattle. This first-ever Pacific Northwest Food Allergy Conference will focus on “Living Well with Food Allergies at all Ages and Stages.”
Linda Coss, author of "How To Manage Your Child's Life-Threatening Food Allergies," "What's to Eat? The […]

FAAN’s new Food Allergy Recipe Database is now open to all!
Free recipes for multiple food allergies including allergies to milk, wheat, egg, peanut, tree nuts, sesame, mustard and more.
The food allergy recipe database allows users to rate recipes and submit comments, as well as their own recipes!
This user-friendly section of the FAAN […]

I first read about this on Terri Mauro’s excellent blog at About.com. This time it was from Jennifer Anniston who used the “r” word. (”retard” or “retarded” Although many of us grew up with this word, it is considered offensive now as it is used to belittle those with cognitive disabilities.)
You can view […]

ALLERGISTS OFFER RAGWEED SURVIVAL GUIDE Hay Fever Relief Possible with Simple Steps
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., (Aug. 18, 2010) - August marks the start of misery for as many as one in five Americans who suffer from hay fever, also called seasonal allergic rhinitis. That's because ragweed, the main cause of hay fever, begins blooming around mid-August […]

Child With Food Allergy Does His Part to Find a Cure
FAIRFAX, Va. (August 12, 2010) - Leandro de Armas is not your typical 7-year-old. While he shares the same interests as most boys - playing sports, collecting trains, and learning about insects - it's his intense focus on helping find a cure […]

"...I realize that the more I understand of other people's difficulties, the less funny they are." –Joel Stein
Many of you will recall that Joel Stein wrote a piece for the LA Times titled "Nut Allergies-A Yuppie Invention" last year questioning the increases in food allergies and attributing this to parents who need to feel special! […]

Many emails and a few phone calls about Joel Stein’s piece in the August 9, 2010 issue of Time Magazine.
For those of you who haven’t heard, Joel Stein, infamous to the allergy world because of a piece he wrote for the LA Times last year, wrote a new article about his son’s recent allergic […]