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All in Good Taste: Raising the Bar on Breakfast

Blueberry Sunrise Fruit Bars By Chef Michelle Austin Fall is a great time to get your color on! Local farmer’s markets burst with a rainbow variety of the freshest fruits and vegetables. From farm to table, show your kids where their food comes from.

ACE Team Spotlight: Sharing the Know-How

Joyce Schoettler, MD, is always astonished when a child with anaphylaxis does not receive epinephrine – in some cases even after arriving at the emergency room. Why? Too many people don’t take anaphylaxis seriously enough, Schoettler believes. Some turn to over-the-counter antihistamines as a first line of treatment. This is “dangerous” – a point that [...]

In the Know, In Control – Epi Everywhere! Every Day!™

For Superman, it’s kryptonite that leaves him gasping. For Sally, it’s peanuts. Milk for Jamal. Shrimp for Mrs. Watson. And for the plumber? Bee stings. That’s why these everyday heroes always carry two lifesaving epinephrine auto-injectors everywhere, every day!

Ask the Allergist: Little Ears, Big Infections

By Talal Nsouli, MD Q: Why does my baby get so many ear infections? A: Nasal inflammation and congestion spreads easily to the middle ear, causing fluid to accumulate behind the eardrum.

How to Kill Dust Mites? It’s a Wash…

By Laurie Ross Searching for new products at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting exhibit earlier this year, I found numerous products claiming to eliminate dust mites with cold water washing. Since the research gurus have always said it takes at least 130 degree water to do the job,

The Right Preschool Makes a Difference

By Linda Marienhoff Coss In May 1993, I was determined to find a preschool for my son with severe food allergies. Life-threatening food allergies were far from mainstream knowledge, and there were few reliable resources on the subject. I had no idea what it would take to create a

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All in Good Taste: Raising the Bar on Breakfast

Blueberry Sunrise Fruit Bars By Chef Michelle Austin Fall is a great time to get your color on! Local farmer’s markets burst with a rainbow variety of the freshest fruits and vegetables. From farm to table, show your kids where their food comes from.

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ACE Team Spotlight: Sharing the Know-How

Joyce Schoettler, MD, is always astonished when a child with anaphylaxis does not receive epinephrine – in some cases even after arriving at the emergency room. Why? Too many people don’t take anaphylaxis seriously enough, Schoettler believes. Some turn to over-the-counter antihistamines as a first line of treatment. This is “dangerous” – a point that [...]

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In the Know, In Control – Epi Everywhere! Every Day!™

For Superman, it’s kryptonite that leaves him gasping. For Sally, it’s peanuts. Milk for Jamal. Shrimp for Mrs. Watson. And for the plumber? Bee stings. That’s why these everyday heroes always carry two lifesaving epinephrine auto-injectors everywhere, every day!

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Ask the Allergist: Little Ears, Big Infections

By Talal Nsouli, MD Q: Why does my baby get so many ear infections? A: Nasal inflammation and congestion spreads easily to the middle ear, causing fluid to accumulate behind the eardrum.

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How to Kill Dust Mites? It’s a Wash…

By Laurie Ross Searching for new products at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting exhibit earlier this year, I found numerous products claiming to eliminate dust mites with cold water washing. Since the research gurus have always said it takes at least 130 degree water to do the job,

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‘My Personal Allergy & Asthma Guide’ By Nancy Sander

It’s no secret: Allergy and asthma families embrace solutions that offer freedom from symptoms, eliminate needless hardships and reduce wasteful spending. In fact, we don’t accept bland very well. We are motivated to use whatever tools we can get where we want to be when we want to be there. That’s exactly what “My Personal [...]

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Back-to-School Asthma and Anaphylaxis Basics

School children with asthma and food and venom allergy face uncertainty and challenges not experienced by most classmates. The average classroom, lunch room, playground, class party and athletic field is teeming with allergens capable of provoking asthma or allergy symptoms that students with these conditions must prevent and treat with vigilance and balance.

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Head South of the Border

By Chef Michelle Austin Crank up some salsa tunes because we’re heading south of the border. They’ll be asking for seconds when you serve these always endlessly adaptable, incredibly edible Bang-Up Burritos and Simple Salsas! Oh – and while we’re talking:  My recipes are meant to become YOUR recipes! Let me know what works or [...]

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May 2012 Asthma & Anaphylaxis Legislative Report

“One thing is clear,” said Nancy Sander, president and founder of Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), “breathing is bipartisan. Families and schoolchildren with asthma and anaphylaxis are fortunate that state legislators are changing laws and instituting new policies

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Breaking news:

Rhode Island is the 49th state to protect students with anaphylaxis! The law now protects their rights to carry and self-administer epinephrine auto-injectors and for bus drivers to help out if needed! Read more here: http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/meds-at-school/ including a copy of the Rhode Island legislation. Louisiana allergist Prem Menon, MD, AANMA Board Member and ACE Team [...]