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Vacationing WITHOUT your Food-Allergic Kids? Basic tips can make this possibility a reality!

Vacationing WITHOUT your Food-Allergic Kids? Basic tips can make this possibility a reality!

By Guest Blogger, Daniella Knell, Smart Allergy~Friendly Education (SAFE)  Vacationing with food-allergic kids can be challenging; at times, daunting. However, can you imagine going without them? Trusting

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Dining Out with Food Allergies

Dining Out with Food Allergies

by Natascia Simone, FAACT College/Young Adult Council Member Food Allergy Awareness Week was a great success! I posted flyers all around my town in different restaurants and schools. I also was given the opportunity

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5 Reasons to Join a Food Allergy Support Group

5 Reasons to Join a Food Allergy Support Group

by Rachel Hayden, FAACT-recognized Support Group Leader / No Nuts Moms Group Food allergies can be extremely overwhelming. I haven’t met anyone with close ties to food allergies who could honestly say that it

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Patient Advocacy Groups Unite in Support of Those with Rare Eosinophil-Associated Diseases

Patient Advocacy Groups Unite in Support of Those with Rare Eosinophil-Associated Diseases

New Coalition Launches during National Eosinophil Awareness Week (Atlanta, GA)  -- To support patients of eosinophil-associated diseases and to advance key issues of importance to this population, patient advocacy

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Living With Food Allergies - Food Allergy Awareness Week!

Living With Food Allergies - Food Allergy Awareness Week!

by Natascia Simone, FAACT College/Young Adult Council Member In celebration of “Food Allergy Awareness Week,” I am introducing my new blog and promoting FAAW in my community. My name is Natascia Simone,

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Time to Wear Teal!

Time to Wear Teal!

By Emery Gewirtz, FAACT Teen Advisory Council MemberAllergic to dairy, fish, and shellfish          Pretty soon my wardrobe will consist of a lot of teal. Yes, of course, I

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How Are You Celebrating Food Allergy Awareness Week?

How Are You Celebrating Food Allergy Awareness Week?

By Kristen Rutter, Food Allergy Blogger and Group Leader of No Nuts Moms Group of Cleveland Food Allergy Awareness Week is right around the corner. We should all be marking our calendars for May 11th through the 17th.

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Living a Sweet Life With Food Allergies

Living a Sweet Life With Food Allergies

By Lori Sandler, Founder of Divvies A revised excerpt from The Divvies Bakery Cookbook – NO NUTS, NO EGGS, NO DAIRY – Just Delicious!(St. Martin’s Press) Celebrations bring friends and family

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Let's Go Nuts!

Let's Go Nuts!

By Kyle Dine, Musician and Food-Allergy Advocate Hey friends at FAACT! I wouldn’t consider myself a trendsetter, but I was probably one of the first to be wearing a bright neon fanny pack in the 1980s.

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Finding Food Allergy Answers in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Finding Food Allergy Answers in Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Yael Kozar, Food Allergy Advocate If you are interested in complementary and alternative therapies, you may want to read Food Allergies: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and the Search for a Cure, by

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