More articles about: Allergy and Immunology
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Thrive With Your Family: Supporting Kids With Chronic Diseases During COVID-19
Children with chronic conditions may need extra support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our expert panel offers advice and tips for parents navigate these challenges.
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Innate Immune Activation Behind Asthma Attacks from Common Cold
Most asthma attacks in children are caused by viruses like the common cold. Michigan researchers get closer to explaining why.
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Tips for Making Halloween Disability-Friendly
Michigan Medicine experts provide tips on how to best navigate the Halloween holiday for children with disabilities.
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First Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Gets Closer to FDA Vote
An 11-year-old boy’s enrollment in a U-M clinical trial for peanut allergy treatment suggests graduated doses of peanut protein powder could help protect allergic children.
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Study: Vaccine Suppresses Peanut Allergies in Mice
U-M researchers aim to develop a new immunotherapy that could alter the immune reactions to food. The result: extended relief from peanut allergies.
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Improving Trauma Survival Hinges on the Body's Own First Responders
Recent discoveries about how the immune system reacts to injury - and the dire consequences if that response spirals out of control - could help improve trauma care.
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Successful Clinical Trial for Peanut Allergy Treatment Spreads Hope
The results suggest that supervised doses of peanut protein powder, increased over time, could help protect against the consequences of accidental allergen exposure.
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What Parents Need to Know About 'Peter Rabbit' and Food Allergies
Food allergy advocates and physicians explain the outrage over the food allergy scene in Peter Rabbit, and the damaging effects caused by food allergy humor in media.
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Hosting Guests with Food Allergies: 6 Tips for a Safer Meal
Precautions are crucial — even lifesaving — when feeding guests with dietary restrictions. These simple strategies can help avoid issues at the dinner table.
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Play Dates and Food Allergies: What Parents (and Hosts) Need to Know
Key tips to navigating children’s food allergies and intolerances when hosting playdates and other social engagements.
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What Parents Should Know About Giving Allergy Medication to Children
Learn how to treat your child's seasonal allergy symptoms, including tips for giving allergy medication to kids, from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
 See NIAIDs recommendations on how to prevent peanut allergies in babies. Learn more about peanut allergy prevention & how to introduce peanuts to your baby.
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Preventing Peanut Allergies in Babies
See NIAIDs recommendations on how to prevent peanut allergies in babies. Learn more about peanut allergy prevention & how to introduce peanuts to your baby.
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The Broader Lessons of the EpiPen Debacle
Mylan took advantage of the US pharmaceutical industry to raise EpiPen costs and maximize profits. See the issues Mylan's epinephrine auto-injector surfaced.