Peanut Allergic Teen Builds Business from Ground Up
by Kids With Food Allergies
March 4, 2014 3:26 PM
Thirteen-year-old Lily Pinto, co-founder of Don’t Go Nuts, is proving that you don’t have to be an adult to be able to help others in a big way.
Sanofi Announces FDA Approval for Auvi-Q, Voice-Activated Epinephrine Auto-Injector
Auvi-Q is the first-and-only compact epinephrine auto-injector with audio and visual cues that guide patients and caregivers step-by-step through the injection process. See a demonstration video of this innovative auto-injector.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher suffers anaphylaxis attack
Matusz gets a scare; pitcher suffers serious allergic reaction and ends up in hospital
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz pitches in a spring training game against the Boston Red Sox at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota on Tuesday. Matusz pitched two innings of relief in Baltimore's 6-5 loss to Boston.
By JIM BROCKMAN Correspondent
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
SARASOTA â The Baltimore Orioles and Brian Matusz survived a major scare that entailed a call home to mom and a trip to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
After Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the southpaw relief pitcher went out to dinner and ordered an Asian dish that he didn't realize had been cooked in peanut oil.
Mylan Specialty L.P. Offers Free EpiPens to Qualified Schools
The EpiPen4Schools program was created to allow qualified schools to obtain EpiPen Auto-Injectors at no-cost. Please forward this link to your local schools to see if they might qualify for free EpiPens from distributor Mylan Specialty.
Food allergy rates nearly doubling among black children
March 3, 2014 | ConsumerAffairs | Health
By Truman Lewis
Food allergies are increasing across the board but a new study finds they have nearly doubled in black children over the last 23 years. And another study finds that it's becoming easier to predict which children will outgrow their allergies.