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May 5, 2023
Researchers to decode links between food allergy and eczema
A significant percentage of people with atopic dermatitis – commonly known as eczema – also suffer from food allergy.
Some studies, for example, have found that infants with atopic dermatitis (AD) are six times more likely to be allergic to eggs, and as much as 11 times as likely to have peanut allergy.
But while the connection
May 5, 2023
New webinar: Becoming a food allergy advocate!
Some patients with food allergy, and their caregivers, are frustrated by the lack of awareness, of safeguarding rules and of resources for those affected by this disease.
Many people find it to be useful and therapeutic to channel these observations and frustrations into lobbying for practical measures that make life better for the food
January 11, 2023
Read the latest MHWFAC annual magazine
The second edition of Reaction, the magazine of the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, has been published online.
January 11, 2023
New MHWFAC webinar decodes the FASTER Act
The new federal food labeling rules that take effect in 2023 add sesame to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's list of major food allergens.
Our moderator Kim Menzel and special guest Dr. Steven Gendel discuss the implications of the changes, and other food labeling information for patients and families with food allergy, in the
