You can find out more information about the Anapen from this website

http://www.analert.com.au/

Thank you to Sabrina from Link Healthcare for sending me an Anapen trainer and Anapen information.

Also I forgot to mention in the video not to touch the needle once the pen has been used. And to be very careful when putting the black needle cover over the needle. You should put the black cap on a fixed surface and put the used pen into the black cap keeping your fingers clear.

Here is some notes about the study between Anapen and Epipen that I found here at Lincoln Medical

One of the key areas of note at the recent EACCI congress in London, was the importance of training in the use of auto-injectors. We have highlighted 3 articles which highlight the importance of training for both professionals and members of the lay public – families and carers.

“Expert training is considered important in giving families confidence and competence to treat their children with adrenaline. Non-expert prescribing continues to be erratic and is not often accompanied by training. Families given self-injectable adrenaline kits in Allergy Clinic or elsewhere carry them less regularly than advised even expertly trained families need regular review of self care skills in managing anaphylaxis”.1.

“There may be an important difference in the ability of untrained individuals to learn how to administer adrenaline using 2 different devices. This preliminary study suggests that undergraduate medical students may find it easier to use Anapen compared with Epipen for adrenaline administration. Failure to use the correct end of the Epipen was a common mistake.

Further work is needed to investigate the effectiveness of adrenaline autoinjector training using different devices in a patient population.” 2.

“A large number of participants (42%) were unable to correctly demonstrate the procedure for self-administration of an auto-injector despite having studied the instructions on the device or a PIL IFU alone. This study highlights the imperative for clinicians to provide additional patient training to anyone prescribed an adrenaline auto-injector for the treatment of potentially life-threatening anaphylactic episodes.” 3

1. Family compliance with anaphylaxis management plan, Yanishevsky, Y; Hourihane, J, CUH, Paediatric Allergy Clinic, Cork, Ireland
2. A study of adrenaline autoinjector training in undergraduate medical students, Boyle, R; Umasunthar, T; Warner, J, Imperial College London, Paediatrics, London, United Kingdom
3. Adrenaline auto-injectors: How effective are written patient instructions when used alone in a simulated self-administration test?, Lombardelli, S, ALK-Abello, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Aaron

Listen to the interview here (press play below) or download the episode to take with you on the go.

You can check out more info about Kyle here…

http://www.kyledine.com
http://www.allergytranslation.com
http://www.whyriskit.org
http://www.anaphylaxis.ca

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Aaron

iAllergens is now officially released. It’s been 3 months in the making and it’s finally here.

It’s an application (app) for the iPhone, iTouch, iPad for those with food allergies and anaphylaxis. Watch the video for more info and check out the iAllergens page.

So simple it just works.

As I mentioned in the video, I’m offering 10 free copies of this app as a launch promotion. All you have to do is comment on this post and state what country you live in, and I’ll send you out the iTunes promo code for a free copy of iAllergens. First in best dressed. I did say in the video 5 for the USA and 5 for the rest of the world.

I’m also starting the app at just $2 USD in iTunes, but will be raising the price next month. Early bird catches the worm.

Good luck

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Aaron

Now here is a book that I believe should be mandatory reading for anyone with food allergies. Don’t wait like I did for over 10 years to ask the question, “Why does my child have food allergies?”

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You can purchase The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic via Amazon, and the website is www.peanutallergyepidemic.com

Listen to the show then leave me a comment with your comments / story of vaccines and food allergies, just click the ‘add your comment’ link.

I will be exploring this topic much further in future episodes.

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Aaron

To get back into the swing of producing this show on a regular basis, I thought it was high time for an interview.

I’d just finished reading Flourishing with Food Allergies by A.Anderson recently and I thought it would be great to have an interview with her, and talk about some of the interesting topics that are in her book.

Listen to the interview here (press play below) or download the episode to take with you on the go.

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You can purchase Flourishing with Food Allergies via Amazon, and the website is www.flourishingwithfoodallergies.com

Also please leave me a comment on this blog post with your thoughts about the interview. Even ask a question for Ms Anderson, whom I’m sure will be happy to respond.

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Aaron

Of course this information isn’t just for Australia, it’s universal, so press the play button on the media player below to listen to this episode.

You can catch the show in iTunes as well if you would like to listen to us from there (click the link in the top menu of the site).

In the show I talk about Anaphylaxis Australia, FAAN, Anaphylaxis Talk

Next show I’ll talk about the Anapen which is a direct competitor and alternative to the Epipen.

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Aaron

Nathan wanted to know about parents passing on their allergies onto their children, and about medication and desensitisation for several allergens.

I also catch you up on our recent yearly visit to the allergy specialist.

Listen to the show here, by clicking on the play button below, or subscribe to us in iTunes using the link in the menu above.

Links mentioned in the show:

http://med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_food2all_hhg.htm

http://allergy.org.au/content/view/128/146

Please leave me a comment here if you have something to say regarding this episode or a question for a future episode, and I’ll answer them as soon as possible.

Melanie said she’d put together a Halloween special episode which I’ll have to put together ASAP to get it out before next weekend.

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Aaron

Listen to the podcast here first, then read the websites / watch the videos below.

Here’s the website for the Italy based treatment – http://www.allergyhope.com

Here’s the website explaining the USA based treatment and introducing Brett – http://childrenshospitalblog.org/a-cure-for-milk-allergies

Watch the 2nd one here which explains the treatment -
http://childrenshospitalblog.org/a-cure-for-milk-allergies-dr-schneider-explains-the-bold-new-idea/

Then the 3rd one with Brett having his first sip of milk –
http://childrenshospitalblog.org/a-cure-for-allergies-part-3-brett-nasuti-takes-his-very-first-sip-of-milk/
The rest you can watch over at Children’s Hospital Blog, but these were the main ones I wanted you to see.

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Aaron

As mentioned on the show, this testimonial came in for Melanie’s first book, “Jessie’s Favourite Things (Even with Food Allergies)”

“Just wanted to let you know that we received your book and it is fantastic. My daughter just loves it. She took it to preschool with her the other day and the teachers were very impressed with it. They read it to the class and said that it brought on alot of discussion with the class of 4 year olds. We are very lucky that my daughter has a fantastic preschool that she attends and that they are very supportive with the food allergies. The children in the class are very aware of my daughter’s food allergies and it was wonderful to be able to share this book with them. If you ever publish any more books like this can you please let me know as I would be keen to purchase them. Thanks again for publishing this book. Also thanks for such quick postage. Glad to be getting your emails again too. You do such a wonderful job.”
Kerry, NSW, Australia

Thanks Kerry. You made Melanie’s day. I look forward to getting some more testimonials that I can share.

I’ll have a more formatted show next week covering some new research that’s going on at the moment for the treatment of food allergies. It’s cutting edge stuff, that I’ll have to get Melanie to help me so I don’t miss anything.

Also coming soon, a cooking segment (me and kitchens don’t get along so this should be interesting)

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Aaron