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Most colleges don't have comprehensive programs to support students with food allergies

ACAAI: Many Colleges Lack Food Allergy Support

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Lack of comprehensive support programs is a significant issue, allergists say
For parents who are unsure when and how to introduce their babies to food containing peanuts

ACAAI: Guidance Coming on Introducing Infants to Peanuts

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High-risk infants can be introduced to peanut paste, peanut protein as early as 4 to 6 months of age
Shoppers are often confused by food labels that warn of potential allergens

Vague Food Labels Can Place Patients With Allergies at Risk

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Misunderstanding warnings could be dangerous for those with food allergies
For children with a negative oral food challenge

Eating Reassessment Urged After Negative Oral Food Challenge

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About 25 percent of children continue food-avoidance diet despite negative oral food challenge
A skin patch that delivers small amounts of peanut protein may help treat children and young adults with peanut allergy

Skin Patch to Treat Peanut Allergy Appears Promising

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Delivering small amounts of peanut protein boosted tolerance for about half of young patients in study
Specific immunoglobulin E to the 2 S albumin from cashew

IgE to Ana o 3 Can Identify Cashew Allergy in Children

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IgE to Ana o 3 discriminates between allergic and tolerant children better than cashew-specific IgE
Early introduction of egg and peanuts could help prevent 24 cases of egg allergy per 1

Early Allergen Introduction May Help Prevent Food Allergies

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Allergy specialist suggests existing guidelines on introducing foods may be outdated
Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies may work better if it's given to children earlier

Treating Peanut Allergy Early in Childhood Yields Best Results

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Exposure therapy for infants and toddlers leaves 78 percent desensitized
Fish and chicken meat are cross-reactive

Fish, Chicken Meat Are Cross-Reactive Foods

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Cross-reactive allergens involved are parvalbumins, enolases, and aldolases
The risk of anaphylaxis is increased upon peanut introduction in siblings of children with peanut allergy

Anaphylaxis Risk Up for Siblings of Peanut Allergic Children

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Parents are anxious about introducing peanuts at home without prior skin testing