OIT in the News

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Fighting Food Allergies With New Immuno Therapy

A new approach may help people overcome their food allergies, which can make some (especially children) feel like outcasts. But it doesn't come without controversy. NBC 4 New York's Pat Battle reports.

Private Practice OIT in the NYC area with Dr. Perrin (Teaneck, NJ) and Dr. Wang (Mt. Sinai).

#OIT #peanutallergy #milkallergy #foodallergy #foodallergies #oralimmunotherapy #foodallergytreatment

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Overcoming a Life-Threatening Food Allergy with Oral Immunotherapy

I have started and deleted this post many times. I am at a loss for words, which is weird for me because when I’m telling stories or trying to explain complicated concepts to my three children, my introverted husband often says, “Too many words, Brittany.” But every time I try to verbalize our tremendous new …

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Nov 2018 Peanut OIT Interview with Dr. Chad Mayer, Michigan

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New treatment is helping kids overcome peanut allergies

A local doctor is helping kids overcome severe peanut allergies.

Philadelphia OIT allergist in the news.

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Ingesting small doses of peanut products guards against allergic reactions—but an undercurrent of anxiety persists.

Article in Science mentioning Drs. Wasserman and Griewe’s OIT treatments

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Learn how a Raleigh mom uses Oral Immunotherapy to help her son with peanut allergies

Kira Kroboth sought the help of a local allergist that uses Oral Immunotherapy to help her son Elias Kroboth deal with his extreme allergy to peanuts.

OIT in the news in Raleigh, North Carolina. #OIT #oralimmunotherapy #peanutallergy #peanutallergies #foodallergy #foodallergies #foodallergytreatment

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Local doctor using candy and other foods to treat food allergies

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Imagine curing food allergies by eating the foods one is allergic to, including candy! That's what patients undergoing oral immunotherapy, or OIT, are doing. OIT involves taking increasing doses of foods containing the allergen daily until tolerance has increased to the point where the allergen has no effect.

#OIT #oralimmunotherapy #peanutallergy #peanutallergies #foodallergytreatment #foodallergy

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'We live on tenterhooks': Parents of children with peanut allergies on how they cope with the condition

Parents tell us they face difficulties dining out and also having to explain the severity of their children's allergic reaction to others. Doctors say awareness of food allergies in Singapore is generally low.

OITWorks Dr. Soh (Singapore) in the news

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This New Therapy Might Be Able To ‘Cure’ Kids’ Food Allergies

Oral immunotherapy desensitizes kids to their food allergies, preventing future allergic reactions.

OITWorks’ goes viral on Scary Mommy for private practice OIT in Chicago area.

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The Incredible Reason 1 Mom of a Kid With Severe Food Allergies No Longer Has to "Worry"

"Today my peanut-allergic son ate 24 peanuts," one mom wrote on a Facebook post. But don't worry – this story has a happy ending. It's one

OITWorks’ Dr. Detjen (Chicago, IL) went viral this week from this OIT mom’s post.

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Oral Immunotherapy Gains Traction As An Emerging Treatment For Food Allergies

According to the group Food Allergy Research and Education , almost 6 million American children have some sort of food allergy. It can be stressful and

OITWorks’ Dr. Silvers on Texas Public Radio for oral immunotherapy treatments in Dallas.

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Louisiana Toddler Travels To Dallas To Cure Nut Allergy

An allergy prevention therapy in Dallas is answering the prayers of a Louisiana family.

Private practice OIT in Dallas, Tx.

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Part 2: Using OIT to rid kids' food allergies

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) is helping children with food allergies to become desensitized to the foods that have caused them problems and negative reactions.

Texas area news producer documents her daughter’s peanut OIT journey; part 2 of a series.

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One family’s peanut OIT journey in the New Orleans area.

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I'm exposing my kids to peanuts to rid their allergies

There are peanuts in my pantry. At my house that’s a big deal.

WFAA 8 news producer Christine Cassen in Dallas blogs about her daughter’s #peanutOIT treatments with OITWorks’ Dr. Rich Wasserman.

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Oral Immunotherapy may be answer to food allergy issues

Around for 15 years, OIT works over weeks or months. Doctors, over time, desensitize patients by giving them measured amounts of the food they're allergic to.

OITWorks’ Dr. Rich Wasserman on WFAA in Dallas for #peanutOIT