School food allergy action plans are now the norm because of the increasing prevalence of various food allergies over the past 25 years. For parents and for medical professionals, they seem to be just more documents amongst an endless list of bureaucratic forms to complete. However, just as we discussed last month with […]
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Lights, Cameras, Action……..Asthma Action Plans
Evidence shows that the development of an active partnership between a patient with asthma, their caregivers and health care providers establishes open communication, and that education in self-management improves outcomes of chronic asthma. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), as well as the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America provide guidelines to meet […]
Oral Desensitization for Peanut Allergy: Is It Why No, Or Is It Why Not?
Over the 25 years of treating patients with allergic conditions, I have witnessed changes in the prevalence, prevention advice and treatment of peanut allergy. The prevalence of peanut allergy in children in the United States, based on self-reporting in random telephone surveys, has increased from 0.4% in 1997 to 0.8% in 2002 to 1.4% in […]