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☆ A woman with a severe allergy died after eating 2 spoons of 'vegan' tiramisu — prosecutors say it contained cream cheese
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A woman with a severe dairy allergy died in Italy after consuming a tiramisu marketed as vegan. Prosecutors allege the tiramisu wasn't vegan, and contained the Italian cream cheese mascarpone. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA 20-year-old woman with a severe dairy allergy died last February in Italy after eating a small amount of tiramisu advertised as vegan. AdvertisementThe widow of a doctor with a nut and dairy allergy sued the resort and Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant after the woman died from eating a meal containing both.

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☆ A doctor died after eating at a Disney World restaurant despite checking for allergens with waiters, lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A doctor died from an allergic reaction after eating at a Disney World restaurant, a lawsuit says. AdvertisementA New York doctor with a severe dairy and nut allergy died from anaphylaxis after eating at a restaurant at Walt Disney World in Orlando, according to a lawsuit. The complaint says that Tangsuan, a family doctor in New York, died on October 5 after eating at the restaurant in Disney Springs — a shopping and dining complex at the Walt Disney World Resort. According to the suit, Tangsuan, Piccolo, and Piccolo's mother dined at the restaurant because they believed it would have "proper safeguards" to protect Tangsuan from allergens. The lawsuit alleges negligence by the restaurant and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, which controls the restaurants in Disney Springs.

Persons: —, Kanokporn, Jeffrey J, Piccolo, Tangsuan Organizations: Disney, Service, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Parks, Resorts Locations: York, Orlando, Florida, Raglan, New York, Disney Springs

☆ New York doctor dies at Disney World restaurant after staff confirmed food was allergen free, lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Mariasole Campinote | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A man is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant after his wife, a New York-based doctor, died suddenly shortly after eating at the restaurant. The 19-page lawsuit alleges the wait staff was negligent toward his wife’s severe food allergies. According to the lawsuit, Kanokporn Tangsuan, her husband Jeffrey Piccolo and Piccolo’s mother dined at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Disney Springs — which is part of the Walt Disney World resort — in October 2023. Some of the food delivered lacked allergen-free flags, but the waiter again guaranteed the food was allergen free, the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit also alleges negligence by Disney Parks and Resorts, since it has control over the restaurants and policies at Disney Springs.

Persons: Kanokporn Tangsuan, Jeffrey Piccolo, Piccolo’s, Tangsuan, Tangsuan “, “, Brian Denney, Piccolo, Amy, Jeff, ” Denney, “ Jeff, ” Tangsuan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney, Disney, Planet Hollywood, CNN, NYU Langone, US, Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Springs Locations: New York, Raglan, Disney Springs, Orange County , Florida

☆ Drug Drastically Reduces Children’s Reactions to Traces of Food Allergens
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Roni Caryn Rabin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A drug that has been used for decades to treat allergic asthma and hives significantly reduced the risk of life-threatening reactions in children with severe food allergies who were exposed to trace amounts of peanuts, cashews, milk and eggs, researchers reported on Sunday. The drug, Xolair, has already been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for adults and children over age 1 with food allergies. It is the first treatment that drastically cuts the risk of serious reactions — like anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction that causes the body to go into shock — after accidental exposures to various food allergens. The results of the researchers’ study, presented at the annual conference of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Washington, were published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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☆ New data shows asthma medicine may help reduce severe reactions in people with multiple food allergies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A new study finds that the asthma medication Xolair may substantially reduce severe allergic reactions in people who have multiple food allergies and are accidentally exposed to those foods. There is no cure for food allergies, and the only other FDA-approved treatment is Palforzia, an oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies in children between 4 and 17 years old. “But the reality is that most of our patients don’t just have peanut allergy,” Wood added. For people who have multiple severe food allergies and even moderate to severe allergic asthma, Casale says, Xolair might be the best treatment option. Xolair does not eliminate food allergies, and unlike with some environmental allergies such as pollen, many people never outgrow them, Casale added.

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A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Xolair, the brand name for the drug omalizumab, became the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions caused by accidental exposure to food triggers. An estimated 17 million people in the U.S. have the type of food allergies that can cause rapid, serious symptoms, including severe, whole-body reactions that are potentially deadly. Wood estimated that 25% to 50% of people with food allergies, particularly children and young adults, would elect to use Xolair. The drug has been used “off-label” to treat food allergies, said Dr. Ruchi Gupta, director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research at Northwestern University.

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☆ My daughter has life-threatening food allergies. I wish someone could tell me she will be able to live a full future.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Meg George | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My daughter's first allergic reaction was when se was 3 years old. I want someone to tell me she will be able to live a full life despite her allergies. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . She's just lived through her second allergic reaction that required an epinephrine injection and ambulance ride to the hospital following a few bites of food that we had no idea would induce a life-threatening reaction. A heartbreaking and impressionable story ultimately saved our daughter's life.

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☆ When Medical Emergencies Happen in Flight, Which Supplies Should Planes Have to Carry?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jacob Passy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Illustration: ISTOCK (2)Treatment for a life-or-death midair medical emergency can depend on which plane you happen to be on. More than 20 million Americans are estimated to have food allergies, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics, yet not every commercial plane is stocked with epinephrine autoinjectors. The devices, commonly referred to by the brand name EpiPen, are the most critical treatment for potentially life-threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis, doctors say.

Organizations: National Center for Health Statistics

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. The rejection and request for additional testing sharply contrasts the backing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) independent experts for the spray, neffy, in May. EpiPen-maker Viatris (VTRS.O) had in June petitioned the FDA to require that ARS conduct more trials that closely mimic real-world conditions. It did not test neffy in anaphylaxis, a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction, due to ethical concerns. ARS expects to re-submit its application in the first half of 2024, with an FDA decision likely in the second half.

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☆ A tick bite gave me Alpha-gal syndrome. Now, I'm allergic to meat and its byproducts and only eat 1 meal a day.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lon Wilhelms got Alpha-gal syndrome from a lone star tick bite. For me, it started when I came down with COVID-19 in July of 2022, and all these things started going wrong with me. Alpha-gal is more than just a red meat allergyMeat that comes from mammals is a no go for people living with Alpha-gal syndrome. CDCThe guessing gameThe lone star tick is common in the rural part of the East Coast I live in. A map that shows where the lone star tick is common in the United States.

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☆ Mysterious meat allergy passed by ticks may affect hundreds of thousands in US, CDC estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lack of awareness, lack of diagnosisScientists have only recently begun to understand alpha-gal syndrome. Another third of respondents said they were not confident about their ability to diagnose or manage a patient with alpha-gal allergy. Diagnoses on the riseResearchers haven’t had a good idea how many Americans might have alpha-gal syndrome. This led to them to estimate that between 96,000 and 450,000 Americans may have been affected by alpha-gal syndrome since 2010. A CDC map shows the geographic distribution of suspected alpha-gal syndrome cases per 1 million population per year from 2017 to 2022.

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☆ A woman with a lung condition is suing Delta after she says it gave her an empty oxygen tank on a flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Delta passenger with a lung condition says the crew gave her an empty oxygen tank on a flight. A Delta passenger with a lung condition is suing the airline, accusing it of giving her insufficient oxygen on a flight and saying she had to be taken to a hospital as a result. She says Delta instead provided her with an oxygen tank that was insufficient to last the 55-minute flight. Nash-Jackson says the cabin crew then gave her a second oxygen tank that turned out to be empty. In May, a Delta passenger filed a complaint to the Department of Transportation after suffering anaphylaxis on a flight.

Persons: Mattie Nash, Jackson, Nash, she'd, Sara Metzger, Metzger Organizations: Morning, Delta, Chicago O'Hare, Nash, Department of Transportation, Twitter Locations: Minnesota, Minneapolis, St.Paul, Chicago, Delta, Atlanta, Portland , Oregon

☆ A woman says she had anaphylaxis and used 2 EpiPens on a flight after passengers were served nuts, but the plane didn't make an emergency landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Delta passenger went into anaphylaxis on a flight after cabin crew served nuts to people near her. Sara Metzger said she used two EpiPens but the plane did not make an emergency landing. A Delta passenger said her flight did not make an emergency landing after she had an anaphylactic reaction to nuts and had to inject herself with two EpiPens. Metzger administered an EpiPen in a bathroom and then told crew members that the plane needed to make an emergency landing. When the plane did land, Metzger said a medical crew had to wait until other passengers left the aircraft before reaching her.

The problem was the Neris had switched to a new, high-deductible health insurance plan to save money. The 2010 Affordable Care Act expanded access to health insurance, so companies were faced with covering more people than ever before. But the epinephrine auto-injectors — which deliver a shot of epinephrine and are the only emergency medicine available for life-threatening allergic reactions — usually are not. But AHIP (formerly known as America’s Health Insurance Plans), a group that represents such companies, said drug manufacturers are to blame. Fight it with your health care provider, fight it with your insurance company.”“No almost never means no in health insurance,” he said.

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