Teenager with peanut allergy dies after a kiss

CTV ^ | November 25, 2005

[EveningStar]

A Quebec teenager with a peanut allergy has died after kissing her boyfriend who had eaten a peanut butter sandwich hours earlier.

[muir_redwoods]

I'm a boomer, 55 years-old and I'll bet that, growing up, 30% or more of the protein I consumed was from peanut butter. I and most of my friends consumed peanut butter almost everyday. I'll wager that by the time I was 10 years old, I had eaten more peanut products than almost anyone in my father's generation.

Americans have eaten more peanut products in the last 2-3 generations than ever before and maybe it's just bringing out the sensitivity in the population

[Sonny M]

Any school which refuses to allow a competent child to carry life-saving medication on its person at all times should be held criminally liable to the individual responsible for both policy and enforcement.

I have never heard of a school banning needles (epi-pens), though apparently one screwed that up.

But slippery slope nonsense it just an excuse, its not reality.

Banning one lousy veg, isn't the start of communism or the new creation of Hitler.

Its not even a big deal to ban peanuts, it helps a few students, and despite the slippery slope nonsense, it does not lead to kids following Mein Kemph.

[Conservatrix]

I would disagree about the risks r/t vaccines versus not immunizing. Where are my children who live in rural PA going to get exposure to diptheria, for example? The most likely acutal disease one could get would be pertussis. THAT, however, is the part of the DPT vaccine most likely to kill or hurt children (very much proven). That is why Big Pharma has recently added an attenatued version (DPaT) for those people who prefer killed, rather than live, toxins injected into their children.
As to causality, I could say the same thing about the other position (yours evidently). The close time relationship between certain injuries and vaccinations have been shrugged off as "coincidence."

I am glad I am still free to choose NOT to put those potentially damaging substances into my children's bodies.

As to your position, why not err on the side of caution and at least develop screening for children who could potentially have debiliating or fatal reactions to the toxins in vaccines? Would that hurt the drug companies too much? It would, becaue it would admit that there is a problem (there already is a government agency for children who have been injured or killed by vaccines, mentioned int he previous post. Obviously the Feds do not see it as merely coincidence.)

BTW, at one time, leeches were thought to be a great cure for all kinds of ailments.

[jps098]

I have friends allergic to tomatoes and bananas. Sonny should add these to the list as well.

[Lurker]

I keep several around the house (bee allergy) as well as the 'fast-melt' type Benadryls. After all, you might just have a hard time swallowing if you can't breath!

Keep a couple in your first aid kit, a couple in the car, a couple in the golf bag....

L

[HIDEK6]

Could someone please post the picture of the Brylcreem guy saying, "God, not this BS again."

[StolarStorm]

Ah.. ol' msg. That junk causes me to have days of panic attacks (or something that has the same symptoms) and headaches.

[Pharmboy]

The pertussis vaccine has always been killed...pertussis is caused by a bacterium, not a virus. Pharma always tries to improve their products.

And, rural or not, unless your kids never come into contact with anyone, they are at risk if they are unvaccinated.

And your leech example is ridiculous. The past thirty years has seen a refinement in scientific studies so we can discard the bogus. Back then, it was voodoo and alchemy, not medicine as we know it today.

I truly hope you are never made to feel sorry about witholding vaccinations from your kids.

And just to let you know, I tried to withold the hepatitis B vaccination from my kids, but failed--they would not let them into school. There is NO REASON ON EARTH to vaccinate kids against that disease.

Reason rather than emotion.

[Ditter]

Panic attacks was what I thought was happening to me 12 years ago when I started noticing something. It seemed like all of a sudden and for no reason I would panic. What I was noticing was a rapid and irregular heart beat and I even went to the doctor to try and find out if something was wrong. My heart was perfectly fine. I discovered this only happened when I ate something with MSG. Something like Campbell's Soup or chicken bouillon. I am afraid it has progressed to something worse and possibly dangerous now.

[EveningStar]

[StolarStorm]

I've had problems with this for years as well. Same issue probably except that in my case MSG isn't the only culprit. Caffeine and cheese seem to bring it on as well. It probably is panic attacks, but they are biochemical in origin and can triggered by stimulants (MSG) and may well be connected to allergies. I tend to have more of these attacks when I am inundated with allergens; mold is a particular trigger. Regardless, you're doing the right thing getting checked out. But don't believe anyone who tells you that panic attacks are in the mind only.

I've had the heart checks as well and many other tests. So far nothing definitive has been found. I think perhaps that the diagnosis of "panic attacks" is a catch all for mysterious allergies.

[tiki]

I'm 52 and I remember my brothers coming home from school with the news that a boy died from eating peanut butter. The sad thing is he knew he wasn't supposed to but a teacher made him clean his plate.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Anaphylactic shock often includes having the lungs filled with fluid.

Thanks for the clarification. I had thought that the problem was primarily with the throat constriction.

[Conservatrix]

I am not being emotional. I have a different point of view based onb my education and knowledge of the subject, versus your education and knowledge of the subject.
I gave you plenty of access to medical and scientific studies/evidence towards the dangers of vaccines. Of course, you can choose to ignore knowing about them and be happy with what you already know, or perhaps you could look into some of it.

I do not understand why disagreements on this site have to turn into insults.
Have a good day, Pharmboy!

[Melas]

Hygiene could be fine. It only takes miniscule particals to trigger this kind of allgery. Mere traces you'd need a microscope to see. Even food cooked in the same kitchen as peanut products can kill.

[Melas]

Yeah, my wife knew a woman who died from a strawberry blizzard at DQ. The machinery had been in contact with peanuts.

[Hildy]

My gosh....if you have an allergy like that, you probably should never eat out. You never know, right? I guess the school's that ban the peanuts do have the moral obligation to do it. If you know for sure there is a student in the school who has this horrible allergy, then I understand banning peanuts from the school. Wow...you learn something new everyday.

[cva66snipe]

But don't believe anyone who tells you that panic attacks are in the mind only. I've had the heart checks as well and many other tests. So far nothing definitive has been found. I think perhaps that the diagnosis of "panic attacks" is a catch all for mysterious allergies.

Very,very true especially with sinus related allergies that damage a persons Vestibular System. 12 years and counting disability from it. The Stimulus-sensitive Myloclonic Seizures from it aren't by any means a fun part of it either. It's likely the number one most overlooked cause of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The anxiety is not triggered by fear but by certain stimulations usual audio but can be visual as well.

[HIDEK6]

Thank you. Have a peanut.

[Pharmboy]

No insults intended. Science vs emotion, that's all. When this is studied in a state of the art, scientific manner (controlled trials) NO association is found. Information based on case reports have brought us down the wrong pathway before. I'm sure you are very good at whatever you do, but it ain't science.

And, if I remember correctly, it was YOU who started with the nastiness by bringing up leeches from medieval medicine.