her Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Psychology. Dr. Stickler has a longstanding history of food allergies and intolerances. She has successfully been managing her food allergies since her formal diagnosis at age 15. She not only has professional training that allows her to empathize with her clients and their families around this issue, but is able to draw from her own life experiences. Dr. Stickler is extremely passionate about working with children and families who are living with food allergies and celiac disease.
We are delighted that Dr. Stickler will be sharing her professional expertise and insights with KFA and look forward to working with her.
Lynda Mitchell
President
Announcements
New Items for Valentine's Day
The following are available to all Web site visitors:
Last Call for KFA Cookbook Rating Survey
We will be
closing the cookbook survey on Friday, February 8th at midnight; so if you want to participate, be sure to take the survey today. In case you missed our announcement last month, we will be adding allergy book ratings this year, and we are starting out by collecting opinions in a cookbook survey. We will compile the results and post a summary of the ratings and comments we receive.
Click Here to take the survey. Two of you who complete the survey will be chosen to receive one dozen
Divvies nut- and dairy-free cupcakes. The survey should only take a few minutes!
Food Allergen Avoidance Lists
The following, compiled with the help of our Medical Advisory Team, are now available to all Web site visitors:
Join KFA's FaceBook Group
KFA now has a
FaceBook group! Join KFA's group if you are also a FaceBook user.
Become KFA's friend on MySpace
KFA now has a
MySpace page! Send KFA a friend request if you are also a MySpace user.
New Valentine's Day Food Allergy Awareness e-Cards
Thanks to KFA kids Mason, Kalika, and Alyssa, we've been able to add some new Valentine's Day e-Cards you can send to friends and family. Each contains a food allergy awareness message.
Check them out! Also, if would like to insert the code to feature one of these on your MySpace, Web site, or blog, you can grab the code from
KFA's MySpace page.
News
Download a New Free Anaphylaxis Guide from AANMA
Anaphylaxis: A Guide for You and Me offers tips for diagnosing food allergies, avoiding stinging insects, and connecting exercise and medications to anaphylaxis. It also includes AANMA's groundbreaking article "When Anaphylaxis Looks Like Asthma," which reveals the potentially life-threatening similarities between asthma and anaphylaxis symptoms. The "Epinephrine How-To Guide" explains how epinephrine - a medication that temporarily stops symptoms of anaphylaxis - affects your body and illustrates a practice session.
Dr. Hugh Sampson Interviewed on New York Radio Show
Dr. Hugh Sampson, food allergy expert and leading researcher at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City was a guest on WNYC's
Leonard Lopate Show on Thursday, January 31 to provide a medical expert's viewpoint about food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital Food Allergy Research Study
Help physicians at Children's Memorial Hospital learn more about food allergy and its impacts!
Click Here to complete a 15 minute survey for parents of children with food allergy and earn a $5.00 Starbucks gift card
Must-Read Forum Topics
Sign up for a free Associate Membership to read the messages posted in our "Main" online support group forum.
Do you take your child to parties when there are allergens around?
Stay home, or go and be careful? Parents share their varied approaches to attending parties and social events when their children have food allergies.
Anaphylaxis, my fault and lessons learned
"I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed, and my comfort zone has definitely just shrunk a lot. I didn't think just a SIP of milk was enough to kill him."
One mom shares her story of her young son's recent anaphylactic reaction from a sip of milk given him at home by accident, and lessons learned.
Is eating out at restaurants worth the risk?
"I just keep thinking of the many, many ways restaurants can mess up and thinking it just isn't in my comfort zone right now for my dear son to eat out."
Does hearing about another child having a reaction at a restaurant make you want to stay home? Parents share their varied comfort zones about eating out at restaurants.
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