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Feeding kids with food allergies can be expensive. So CHOP opened a pantry to help families access allergen-free staples 01/27/2026

This story is identical to my own journey with my food allergy kid! Mother eliminates all allergens from her diet in order to breastfeed her son with multiple food allergies, and eventually has to leave her job because daycare just wasn't a safe option.

This kid is magnificent! Be sure to read this story!

https://www.phillyvoice.com/food-allergies-pantry-childrens-hospital-philadelphia/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPl6oRjbGNrA-Xqf2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvdJBIw1J6P8r5A8jboiiM3AszP2ZzkzNlqz8jIsVeGAhUX64E0xz34e6lAq_aem_-_nCToZTGhv7_k2Ik-QcEQ

Feeding kids with food allergies can be expensive. So CHOP opened a pantry to help families access allergen-free staples Households that struggle to pay for items like egg substitute and soy milk can find them at the health system's Buerger Center. And a delivery program is in the works.

11/18/2025

ICYMI: Imagine taking a pill before heading to Thanksgiving dinner and being protected from an allergic reaction! Northwestern Medicine researchers identified an FDA-approved asthma drug (zileuton) that could block allergic reactions. They dosed peanut-allergic mice with zileuton before feeding them peanuts and reversed their reaction risk from 95% susceptible to 95% protected. Learn about:
—The research breakthrough that led to zileuton.
—Human trial plans + timing...and much more
Where could this lead? Click for full story + hope:
https://www.allergicliving.com/2025/08/11/scientists-elated-as-drug-zileuton-stops-food-anaphylaxis-in-mice/

Food Allergy Fund Food Allergy Science Initiative FASI Yale University
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Indiana University School of Medicine

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