Fatal Food
When Your Child Has A Peanut AllergyBy Donna Stone
, for those affected by the allergy. "We have found thousands of other people with peanut allergy." PeanutAllergy.com also addresses issues of concern for those with peanut allergy, such as educating others about the allergy and the many safety issues.
Dr. Wood has some advice for parents of the peanut allergic: "Be ever vigilant avoiding peanuts, and be aware of the possibility of contamination. Be fully prepared to deal with a reaction, because you can never assume a reaction will not occur. Have appropriate medicines, an Epi-Pen and antihistamines, available 100 percent of the time and know how to use them." He says the most important thing to keep in mind about this condition is, " Always remember that peanut allergy can be deadly."
| PeanutAllergy.com is an organization exclusively addressing peanut allergy. PeanutAllergy.com 123 Grant Avenue Medford, MA 02155 (781) 395-9530 Contact@PeanutAllergy.Com FAN The Food Allergy Network (FAN) offers educational materials and information on food allergies. The Food Allergy Network 10400 Eaton Place Suite 107 Fairfax, VA 22030-2208 (703) 691-3179 To find local allergy support groups in your area of the U.S., contact Nancy Snakier at the Allergy Asthma Foundation (970) 221-9165 email: aafasupgr@aol.com. |
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