Should all school children, not just those who have diagnosed food allergies, have access to the emergency medication epinephrine and should more adults be ready to administer it?
Susan Weissman | Posted 12.12.2011
Like any parent whose child has multiple and life-threatening food allergies, I scrutinize any pronouncements of treatments through the lens of my child's body.
Susan Weissman | Posted 01.04.2012
As the parent of a child with multiple anaphylactic allergies, I've learned that any delay in treatment of anaphylaxis can cost my child his life. But what if a child shows signs of anaphylaxis and an EpiPen isn't readily available?
Carla Alpert And Diane Prefontaine | Posted 12.03.2011
Who would think an innocent little Root Beer Barrel candy would send a grown man to the emergency room? Here's what you should know before your send your kids trick or treating.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 10.01.2011
Bug bites, merely annoying for most of us, can be medically perilous to some who encounter the wrong creepy crawler or experience a severe allergic reaction.
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 08.22.2011
The federal government has no problem slapping graphic warning labels on a pack of cigarettes; yet when it comes to something that affects all of us -- the food we eat every day -- we're left playing Russian roulette.
Daily Mail | Kate Silverton | Posted 05.25.2011
On an otherwise perfect June afternoon during Royal Ascot this year, I had been presenting for the BBC as well as socialising with friends. I'd had a...
Susan Weissman | Posted 03.03.2012