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Food Allergy Seminar for Teens

The Food Allergy
Initiative (FAI) of Connecticut will present a seminar, “Teens Helping Teens”
on Thursday, May 17, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the New Canaan Public Library, 151
Main Street.
  Scott Sicherer, M.D. (Jaffe Food Allergy
Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York), a world-renowned
physician, researcher, and author, will facilitate a teen forum.
 Teens, pre-teens, parents, teachers, school
nurses, and anyone interested in learning more about managing food allergies as
a teen is welcome to attend.  A
question-and-answer session will conclude the program.  For more information or to RSVP, please
contact Helen Jaffe, hdjaffe@optonline.net or Liz
Berry, etberry21@aol.com .

 

About Food
Allergies

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Food allergies are a significant and growing public
health problem, affecting up to 15 million Americans.  That includes an astonishing 5.9 million
children—two in every classroom.  Teens
and young adults are at especially high risk for life-threatening
reactions.  There is no cure, and no
medication can prevent anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal reaction.  Every three minutes, food allergies send an
American to the emergency room.  Eight
foods are responsible for 90 percent of all reactions:  peanut, tree nut, milk, egg, fish, shellfish,
soy, and wheat.   Although researchers
are developing promising new therapies, strict avoidance of problem foods
remains the only way to stay safe. 

 

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About the Food
Allergy Initiative

The Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) is the world’s largest
source of private funding for food allergy research.  FAI’s mission is to fund research that seeks
a cure; to improve diagnosis and treatment; to increase federal funding of food
allergy research and to create safer environments through advocacy; and to
raise awareness through education. Founded in 1998 by concerned parents and
grandparents, FAI has committed more than $75 million toward the fulfillment of
its mission.  FAI is headquartered in New
York, with an office in the Chicago area and an active volunteer committee in
the Northwest, and enjoys strong relationships with food allergy support groups
and advocates nationwide.  A national
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, FAI is supported solely by donations from
dedicated individuals, corporations, and foundations. For more information,
visit www.faiusa.org or contact 855-FAI-6904 or info@faiusa.org.

 

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