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SC's Newest Chick-fil-A Cleared For Landing At Charleston International Airport

The long-planned Chick-fil-A restaurant at Charleston International Airport is tentatively set to open Dec. 5.

The venue, accessible before and after the security checkpoint, will offer counter service to ticketholders and window service for visitors to the airport at a space once leased to retailer Eddie Bauer.

The new restaurant comes from Hudson News, the retail vendor contracted to operate at the airport. It is not through Delaware North, the airport's contracted food concession operator which is slated to replace Caviar & Bananas, across from the new Chick-fil-A, with a Starbucks coffee shop after Caviar & Bananas was told to be out by the end of January.

Hudson first announced the popular chicken sandwich chain planned to wing it at the airport in February 2022 with a proposed launch by the end of last year.

Longer-than-expected negotiations over a contract extension between the vendor and officials with Charleston County Aviation Authority, which oversees the airport, delayed the opening about a year.

Uber Eats was launched in South Carolina in 2017. File/Provided

No onions (please) 

Charleston's longtime stranglehold as the nation's most mannerly city has crossed over the digital divide to the Uber Eats era.

The food delivery giant's recent "Cravings" report for 2023, described as a snapshot of trends company data scientists have picked up on, included categories such as most popular requests (Hold the onions was No. 1) and most frequently ordered combinations (burrito bowls with cheese topped the category).

As for the most polite cities, they include Charleston, along with Detroit, San Francisco, Richmond, Va., and Bakersfield, Calif. The common nicety thread among Uber Eats app users in those places is that they "say 'please' and 'thank you' the most in their instructions," according to a summary of the report.

The Truth About Peanut Allergies

Peanuts are one of the top allergy-causing foods out there. Let's crack this crunchy culprit open and get to the truth. Can you outgrow a peanut allergy? It's possible. Around 20% of people do.

Is there a way to help your baby avoid getting a peanut allergy? Maybe. Ask your doctor if it's safe for you to start feeding your baby food with peanuts in it when she's four to six months old.

Is there a cure for peanut allergies? No. But researchers are testing treatments that show promise, like a skin patch and a powder you take by mouth.

Should I always carry two epinephrine shots with me? Yes. This medicine can save your life if you have a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Follow your doctor's directions on how soon you should use epinephrine. Typically, you use it as soon as you have symptoms like trouble breathing or hives. Then you have to call 911.

Should you avoid eating tree nuts, too? Maybe. Up to 40% of people with a peanut allergy are also allergic to at least one tree nut, like almonds, cashews, or walnuts. Talk to your doctor or allergist if you're not sure. ","publisher":"WebMD Video"} ]]>

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Peanuts are one of the top allergy-causing foods out there. Let's crack this crunchy culprit open and get to the truth. Can you outgrow a peanut allergy? It's possible. Around 20% of people do.

Is there a way to help your baby avoid getting a peanut allergy? Maybe. Ask your doctor if it's safe for you to start feeding your baby food with peanuts in it when she's four to six months old.

Is there a cure for peanut allergies? No. But researchers are testing treatments that show promise, like a skin patch and a powder you take by mouth.

Should I always carry two epinephrine shots with me? Yes. This medicine can save your life if you have a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Follow your doctor's directions on how soon you should use epinephrine. Typically, you use it as soon as you have symptoms like trouble breathing or hives. Then you have to call 911.

Should you avoid eating tree nuts, too? Maybe. Up to 40% of people with a peanut allergy are also allergic to at least one tree nut, like almonds, cashews, or walnuts. Talk to your doctor or allergist if you're not sure.

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Can You Prevent Peanut Allergies?

Peanut is the most common food allergy affecting an estimated 1 in 50 children.

An exciting development in the field of allergy and immunology is the discovery more recently that early introduction of peanuts is associated with a dramatic-- at the level of 70% to 80% reduction-- of the risk of becoming allergic to peanuts in high-risk children.

We used to say that for high-risk children, we should avoid introducing peanuts early in life to reduce the rate of sensitization.

However, if you have a high-risk child, that is a child, for instance, who has severe eczema, or who has already developed egg allergy, it would be appropriate to take your child to a board-certified allergist to determine whether they would be a candidate for diagnostic evaluation with skin testing, and then an in-office challenge with peanut, and then continual exposure to peanut in the diet as the child gets older. ","publisher":"WebMD Video"} ]]>

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Peanut is the most common food allergy affecting an estimated 1 in 50 children.

An exciting development in the field of allergy and immunology is the discovery more recently that early introduction of peanuts is associated with a dramatic-- at the level of 70% to 80% reduction-- of the risk of becoming allergic to peanuts in high-risk children.

We used to say that for high-risk children, we should avoid introducing peanuts early in life to reduce the rate of sensitization.

However, if you have a high-risk child, that is a child, for instance, who has severe eczema, or who has already developed egg allergy, it would be appropriate to take your child to a board-certified allergist to determine whether they would be a candidate for diagnostic evaluation with skin testing, and then an in-office challenge with peanut, and then continual exposure to peanut in the diet as the child gets older.

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