Real Life: “F– it, where’s the Benadryl?”
XKCD: “What if you were to somehow ignite the pollen that floats around in the air in spring?”
Onion: “New Claritin Flamethrower Incinerates Whatever’s Causing Allergies”
Me: Worth a try.
Tag: Allergies
Morbid wondering: food allergy death stats
An article on a recent incident where a college student died from peanut allergy got me thinking: most news stories about people dying from #anaphylaxis are about kids or teens. You rarely hear about a 40-year old or even 30-year-old dying from a #foodallergy. It happens (which is why I still carry an EpiPen everywhere), just not as often.
I couldn’t find any solid numbers, but wrote up some speculation in my blog: https://hyperborea.org/journal/2018/07/age-food-allergy-death/
It occurs to me that the impending start of #SDCC is probably another factor in why I started thinking about this, as it’s coming up on 5 years since my “adventure” leaving Comic Con in an ambulance due to a peanut-laced mocha from a nearby cafe. I could’ve been one of those rare cases in my late 30s.
This is a potential game changer in allergy research.
Q&A on Allergy Cell Finding: Targeting Therapies and Predicting Symptoms to Foods
This is a potential game changer in allergy research.
Misplacing your EpiPen…
Misplacing your EpiPen really makes you hyper-aware of the bulk bins at the grocery store.
Huh. I’ve never encountered issues with pepper before, of any kind, though I definitely
Huh. I’ve never encountered issues with pepper before, of any kind, though I definitely have problems with cashews. Another reason to always be prepared.
Soooo not worth the risk
Soooo not worth the risk. #candy #allergies #foodallergy #game #daveandbusters
A study has estimated the economic cost of food allergies at $24.8 billion/year in the US
A study has estimated the economic cost of food allergies at $24.8 billion/year in the US, about 17% of it being borne by the health care industry and the rest by families. The cost to families includes both out-of-pocket costs (medication, doctor’s visits, specialized food, etc.) and opportunity costs in lost work productivity and, in some cases, lost job opportunities where a parent has to alter or give up a job to provide extra care.
Short article: Food Allergy’s Economic Burden on Families: $3,500 a Year (Allergic Living)
Longer article for those less familiar with what it takes to manage a severe allergy: What Food Allergies Are Costing Families and the Economy (Time)