Category: Food Allergy School Information

Why Teens Delay Using Epinephrine
In response to a question from a parent: "My son always seems to delay the use of his epipen even though he knows he needs to use it. He carries it in ...

5 ways to prepare your child with food allergies for back-to-school
Starting school or heading back to school can be a stressful time for both parents and students, and even more so when food allergies need to be consi ...

Back to School with Food Allergies
Dealing with Food Allergies and School? Check out our Back to School with Food Allergies checklist. ...

Life Threatening Food Allergies ARE a Disability
Why Cupcakes Should NOT Be Served in the Classroom. My response to a recent piece in The Huffington Post. ...

EpiPen Law Provides School Access to Epinephrine
On November 13, 2013 President Obama signed into law the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, also known as the EpiPen Law. ...

Respiratory Therapy Program
Many of today's students are looking into the medical field, and they're more and more looking for degree programs that offer the kind of speciali ...

Food Allergies and College Forum
From our friends at AAFA-NE:
FOOD ALLERGIES AND COLLEGE:
Planning for Campus Life
A Regional Forum for High School Juniors and Seniors an ...

Allergy Home-School
Allergist Michael Pistiner speaks with Boston News on whether children with food allergies should be home-schooled. ...

Survey Shows Food Allergy Bullying is Common
A new survey published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology seems to indicate that bullying of individuals with food allergies is more common ...