Food Allergies

  • Peanut allergies have plummeted in children

    ByKen Backman

    A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending introducing the…

  • Enjoy Your Lunch, Worry-Free

    Bysmnadmin

    Enjoy Your Lunch, Worry-Free Successfully eating out is a challenge for many, but if you are careful you can enjoy it, say Dr. Backman and Dr. Veksler of Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County and the Food Allergy Center of Connecticut. The Food Allergy Initiative has the following suggestions. Click for the full story. Ask to be…