FACTS

12/06/2021

Pretty cool!!!

12/18/2018

Many healthy adults take baby aspirin daily to reduce the risks of various health issues. But when should we begin taking it to cut the risk of cancer? The best time to start taking a low dose baby aspirin would in our mid 40s, when the risk of most cancers begins to significantly rise. Studies have shown that when a baby aspirin was taken for more than three years, the risk of developing cancer was reduced by 25%, and when taken for more than 5 years, cancer deaths were reduced by 37%.

11/18/2015

Good suggestions....

Holidays are stressful for those with food allergies and their parents. Here is how to handle your child's food allergy during the holidays.

11/04/2015

Over the last several decades, food allergies among children have risen, with peanut allergies quadrupling over the last 20 years. A recent study has reshaped what many physicians are recommending to their patients.

08/30/2015

Not that I want food allergic families to have another thing to worry about. But...it is good to be aware of potential threats.

Blood products from donors who snacked on peanuts apparently triggered a life-threatening reaction in a 6-year-old boy with a severe food allergy, researchers report.

02/26/2015

Check out Dr. Mustafa here. He spoke at our January FACTS meeting.

Food allergies affect some $15 million Americans. Time Warner Cable News reporter Mary McCombs introduces us to a Brighton family managing food allergies and staying healthy.

02/25/2015

Check this out

NIH, NIAID, funded, trial, peanut, consumption, infancy, prevents, allergy

01/21/2015

http://www.healthline.com/health/allergies/food-allergy-would-understand #1

Learn to laugh along with your worries.

12/04/2014

One of our members brought this to our attention. The new candy cane flavored tic tacs contain milk. Be careful this holiday season and read labels every time. http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/blog/allergy-warning-candy-cane-flavored-tic-tacs-contain-milk-not-vegan

KFA, a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the nation's leading allergy and asthma charity, is dedicated to keeping 6 million U.S. children with food allergies safe and healthy through education, support, outreach, advocacy.

11/11/2014

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/11/10/disney-parks-aim-to-improve-treatment-access-for-serious-allergic-reaction/

10/31/2014

Our house is ready to support trick-or-treaters with food allergies or restricted diets! Have a happy and safe Halloween!

10/22/2014

Have you heard about the Teal Pumpkin Project? This Halloween, we'll have our teal pumpkin and a teal colored basket for non-food Halloween treats for children with food restrictions such as allergies, diabetes, and celiac disease. http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project

FARE works on behalf of the 15 million Americans with food allergies, including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis.