Post-Secondary Professionals: University of Victoria launches stock epinephrine program
Stock epinephrine is an epinephrine auto-injector (e.g. EpiPen®) that is not prescribed to a specific person and can be used… Read More
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Food allergy hero: One mom’s Halloween tradition of supporting kids with food allergies
Jennifer Pattinson-Speed doesn’t have kids with food allergies, yet she’s been giving out non-food treats for Halloween over the last… Read More
Ways to give: Making a difference with corporate giving
Nutricia North America, an organization that focuses on medical nutrition, honoured us recently with a donation from their annual Peak2Peak… Read More
Ask the allergist – Questions about oral immunotherapy (OIT)
Ask the allergist is a new section we’ll be featuring monthly where Dr. Julia Upton answers your questions! Dr. Julia… Read More
Serving up hype for a new allergen-friendly Toronto restaurant
Hype Food Co. is a top allergen-free fast casual restaurant that opened this Spring in Toronto, Ontario, the brainchild of… Read More
Mythbuster: Is it true that when someone eats a little bit of the food they are allergic to, it will increase their tolerance to that food and they will be “cured” of that allergy?
Giving someone a little bit of their allergen (the food they are allergic to) is not safe. It is not… Read More
Ask the expert: Dr. Julia Upton breaks down Oral Immunotherapy
Last month, we hosted a webinar presented by Canadian allergist Dr. Julia Upton who is on staff at Toronto’s SickKids… Read More
Making shopping for allergy-friendly items a little easier!
Amanda Orlando wears many hats. She is a cookbook author and photographer, a blogger, an adult living with food allergy… Read More
Mythbuster: There is an age requirement for allergy testing. Some children are “too young” for testing.
If a child has an allergic reaction after eating a food, they should have an allergy assessment. There is no… Read More
Food allergy anxiety: Food allergy counsellor Samara Carroll shares her insight
Food allergy can create anxiety for many, including parents of children with food allergies. Samara Carroll has lived with food… Read More