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Eo28 Splash

cmm1210
  • By cmm1210 · Posted April 23, 2012
  • Discussion in Living with food allergies · 0 replies
  • I have a few cases of Neocate E028 Splash that my son doesn't drink anymore. Let me know if you are interested ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Howard Luks, MD

John2
  • By John2 · New reply April 15, 2012
  • Journal · 59 replies
  • Dear Inspire Community Members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting ...

Non-drowsy allergy medications?

allyhen
  • By allyhen · New reply March 18, 2012
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • I was reading here http://bit.ly/A43ppJ about effective non-drowsy allergy medications, and there seemed to be some debate about which medications don't induce drowsiness (or induce the least drowsiness ...

egg allergy

blackcat1515
  • By blackcat1515 · New reply March 14, 2012
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • my son is going to have his 2nd b-day in May. and I am trying to find a good recipe for a birthday cake for him since there is not one in our area that will make an egg free cake. do yall know if any ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Susan Grant

John2
  • By John2 · New reply February 15, 2012
  • Journal · 31 replies
  • Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews ...

Individual Education Plans for kids with Disabilities

Pox1
  • By Pox1 · Posted February 8, 2012
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • This will help your child through the tough times of being sick and with school. With an IEP in place it protects them from failing, giving more time for tests, homework and appointments for doctors ...

The Skinny on Eczema

rtate
  • By rtate · New reply February 7, 2012
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • Our skin is the main point of protection for our bodies, so having eczema breaks down our body’s protection making us more susceptible to infections. We need to make sure we do everything we can to avoid ...

Disability Advocacy Links

Pox1
  • By Pox1 · New reply February 5, 2012
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • For those of us already diagnosed with a disability or many, we need as much help and protection as we can get. You can help yourself by wearing a medical ID bracelet that know plugs into a USB computer ...

Masking/Adaptation

v152
  • By v152 · Posted January 21, 2012
  • Discussion in Living with food allergies · 0 replies
  • I am trying to eliminate gluten to see if I can get rid of this disabling arthritis.I find that I adapt and mask my food intolerance to the point where there are so many inconsistencies re symptoms--so ...

Pear Allergy or Oral Allergy Syndrome

Ellie_M
  • By Ellie_M · New reply January 20, 2012
  • Discussion in Living with food allergies · 2 replies
  • Daughter had strong reaction to fruit rollup (I think). Any experience with this type of cross reactivity ...

Inspire is hiring!

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply January 20, 2012
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • Inspire is hiring, and we're wondering if you know someone who would be the perfect addition to our team. Hello everyone, I'm Walter, one of Inspire's founders and the head of our technical team. I'm ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Michele Baldwin

John2
  • By John2 · Posted January 3, 2012
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews in a Q&A ...

Following: A new Inspire feature

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply December 5, 2011
  • Journal · 111 replies
  • Hello everyone, I'm writing to let you know about a new Inspire feature that we launched last night, designed to help you keep track of conversations you're interested in. We call it "following" and here's ...

MYSTERIOUS ALLERGIC RESPONSE

geneatbest
  • By geneatbest · Posted November 15, 2011
  • Discussion in Living with food allergies · 0 replies
  • If it seems to pop up from nowhere, covers a really wide swath of food and other things like grass, flowers, dust, gasoline, diesel or household or office chemical odors or contact: maybe, just maybe ...

Patient-driven research

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted October 13, 2011
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I'd like to share with you a new Inspire report, The SCAD Ladies Stand Up: Stories of Patient Empowerment, which chronicles patient-initiated research in our community. This amazing patient-driven effort ...

Raising a little Hell

Ellie_M
  • By Ellie_M · Posted October 9, 2011
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • That's the motto of Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a magical place where we were privileged to spend the past weekend. What wonders when vision, funding, talent, and passion all collide to help change the ...

seizures... PLEASE HELP!

mikeysmom24
  • By mikeysmom24 · New reply September 7, 2011
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • The one thing that I have learned from being a parent of a former 24 weeker is that she is FULL of surprises. I know that when she gets sick it usually only takes a half day for it to get bad and that ...

Cost-Saving Options for Anyone Who Wants to Save $

geneatbest
  • By geneatbest · New reply August 23, 2011
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • The Healthcare Survival GuideTM: Cost-Saving Options for the Suddenly Unemployed and Anyone Else Who Wants to Save Money contains dozens of resources to help find affordable healthcare coverage and health ...

Sources sought for article about adult-onset allergies

John2
  • By John2 · Posted August 11, 2011
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Dear members, A reporter from a US-based national media outlet is looking to talk to people with adult-onset allergies. The reporter wrote: "I'm looking for adults who developed allergies to foods, medications ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Mithra Behnam Mojtahedi

John2
  • By John2 · New reply July 30, 2011
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting these interviews in ...

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The Food Allergy Initiative Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. This community is sponsored by the Food Allergy Initiative, an Inspire trusted partner.