On Sunday, June 14, we were able to visit the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters. The visit was arranged by the Ottawa Anaphylaxis Support Group, and it was an excellent opportunity for the group, which was made up mainly of anaphylactic children and their parents, to learn about what paramedics do, how the paramedic centre is run, and how paramedics respond to...

We all love Hersheys Chocolates but throwing nut allergies into the mix makes it hard to love. Jenny at Nut Free Mom found someone that has provided a good list of safe candies for us to enjoy! I get a lot of questions about the safety of various candies so I thought I would share this updated Hershey candy info with you. One of the members from my local food...

Oral immunotherapy is still in the research stage, but any news is good news. Knowing that this possible treatment is on the way with funding to keep it alive makes us all very happy. Ever since she was an infant, Reagan Roberts could not tolerate being anywhere near cow’s milk. A mere sip would leave her vomiting and gasping for breath. If she were even...

Notice form Anaphylaxis Canada: Kellogg Canada Inc. and Kashi Canada Inc. have recently made changes to the production of three of their products: Kashi Chewy Granola Bars Cherry Dark Chocolate and Kellogg All-Bran Chewy Bar Dark Chocolate Chip and Kellogg All-Bran Chewy Bar Strawberry Flavour. These products have been re-formulated and have new ingredient labels,...

The herbal remedy from China isn’t new news but it is new that the FDA has been given drug approval! Read on for more promising news. An investigational drug, FAHF-2, has been given new drug approval by the FDA. The herbal remedy shows great promise in reversing anaphylaxis, a severe and life-threatening reaction to peanuts that can result in death. In...