Experts: Halloween spike in nut allergies 

Published: 28 October 2020

A new study from researchers at McGill University is looking into the link between holidays and nut allergies in children. The study found that bouts of anaphylaxis brought on by peanut allergies...

Holidays bring severe spike in nut allergies for children

Published: 5 October 2020

A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter. The study, led by a team of researchers from the Montreal...

Suboptimal, inconsistent treatment for anaphylaxis due to unknown cause

Published: 20 December 2018

A new Canadian study, led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is shedding light on anaphylaxis due to an unknown trigger (AUT)—an unpredictable and...

Life-saving epinephrine underused during anaphylaxis outside of hospital, study finds

Published: 7 September 2018

Fewer than half of adults and children experiencing food-induced anaphylaxis use their epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) before being treated at a hospital emergency room, according to a new Canadian...

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