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An 11-year-old boy becomes the fourth young person to die of food anaphylaxis in the past 2 months.

New course fills an important educational gap by providing clear instructions for what steps to take if witnessing an anaphylactic reaction.

Job: Actress on TV’s Modern Family Has child allergic to: peanuts, nuts, insect stings Allergic Living’s Gwen Smith: Julie, how did you first become aware of your child’s food allergies? Julie Bowen: I was at work on Boston Legal and my husband was at home. He sent me a text saying, ‘I think we have [...]

Q. How does epinephrine turn off an anaphylactic reaction? This seems rather amazing, since anaphylaxis affects so many body systems. Dr. Sharma:  The ability of epinephrine to treat the many signs of anaphylaxis is rather amazing. It acts on a number of receptors in the body to exert its effects. First, it causes constriction, or [...]

We’re saddened to report that three young people have died from anaphylactic reactions in the past two months.

A list of some of the most fascinating findings from this year’s meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Researchers have discovered that in certain individuals there may be a more effective location to administer the shot of life.

Update January 2013: Many Allergic Living readers expressed concern about the death in prison of Michael Saffioti, a Washington State man with severe dairy allergy and asthma. In early January, the Snohomish County Prosecutor made the decision not to lay any charges, based on a 400-page report compiled by the County Sherriff’s Office. The report [...]

Allergy advocates are upset that Quebec City day camps will only help a child to self-inject in an allergy emergency.

Dr. Sicherer advises on when to prepare a child to administer an auto-injector in an emergency.