Current News (July 29)

Special to The Washington Post
Washington Post – United States
Thirteen years ago, when I was 1, I was diagnosed with a peanut allergy. So it was always second nature for me to ask whether I could have any food that I …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/08/AR2009060802361.html

Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Update from the US ...
Duluth Weekly – Duluth,GA,USA
… potential allergens are identified. The Company’s findings and corrective action plans have been reported to the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). …

http://www.theweekly.com/news/2009/June/08/FDA_Recalls.html

Peanuts, Anyone? Researchers Expose Kids to Risky Foods In Order …
Washington Post – United States
The spike in research has been driven by increasing evidence that food allergies are becoming more common, occurring earlier in life and lasting longer. …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/08/ST2009060803412.html

Gluten intolerance becoming more commonplace
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
But gluten intolerance is not a food allergy. It is an autoimmune disorder. For reasons of genetics, some people cannot fully digest glutens. …

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/29/FDTT17NK4F.DTL

Asthma and Allergy-free Vacations
DentalPlans.com – Dania,FL,USA
Wipes for trays and tables. This can help protect travelers with food allergies. · Translated information on your allergies. This can be shared with a chef …

http://www.dentalplans.com/articles/42600/asthma-and-allergy-free-vacations.html
Nut allergy ‘hits Asian children’
BBC News – UK
Dr Abbass Khakoo, medical director at London’s Hillingdon Hospital, is a specialist in food allergies. He said children from ethnic minorities were …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8069920.stm

Current News (April 19)

Class hand-washing practice reviewed after complaints
Sacramento Bee – CA, USA
The letter stated the district will work on a board policy and administrative regulation in regard to food allergies and special dietary needs and the topic …

http://www.sacbee.com/education/story/1789919.html

HealthBeat: Peanut Sniffing Dog
ABC7Chicago.com – IL, USA
Food allergy is believed to be the leading cause of anaphylaxis outside the hospital setting, causing 50000 emergency department visits each year in the US. …

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=6766540

Does modern life cause allergies?
BBC News – UK
His team is also carrying out related studies into food allergy. The research is part of a series of studies taking place in many countries – including the …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7989873.stm

Maneuvering the grocery store landmine
Daily Camera – CO,USA
By Aimee Heckel (Contact) Robyn O’Brien has written a book about the close relationship between the food industry and food allergy advocacy groups. …

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/apr/15/maneuvering-the-grocery-store-landmine/

New iPhone application helps allergy sufferers abroad
Chicago Tribune – United States
Those with serious food allergies know that ordering meals in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language can be a dicey and potentially deadly …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-know-0407-0412apr12,0,3313531.story

Kids and Peanut Allergies
KAMR – Amarillo,TX,USA
Parents also need to spread the word in the neighborhood and at school that their child has a severe food allergy. An estimated 12 million Americans suffer …

http://myhighplains.com/content/fulltext/?cid=50512

Hidden Allergens in 7 Ethnic Foods
ABC News – USA
While food allergy experts say that people with allergies should apply the same degree of caution to ethnic foods as any other food they might eat, …

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AllergiesNews/story?id=7302416&page=1

Chinese Botanical Drug to Cure Peanut Allergies
The Future of Things – USA
Together with a group of researchers she found a food allergy herbal formula (FAHF-2) which produced long term protection against peanut-induced anaphylaxis …

http://thefutureofthings.com/news/6813/chinese-botanical-drug-to-cure-peanut-allergies.html?addComment

State to squirrel feeder: Nuts to you!
Chicago Tribune – United States
Between 4 percent and 8 percent of children have a food allergy, with peanuts being one of the most common, according to the Centers for Disease Control and …

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/apr/06/health/chi-ap-wi-odd-nonuts

Current News (April 6)

Dr. Collins: Do you have food allergies — or food intolerance?
IdahoStatesman.com – ID,USA
For people with food allergies, what they eat can cause serious trouble. Even a small amount of an allergy-causing food can trigger digestive problems, …

http://www.idahostatesman.com/yourhealth/story/722494.html

New hope for children who suffer from peanut allergies
KARE – Minneapolis,MN,USA
She says, “Most of the food that we have to eat we cook. We don’t go out to eat.” She was at the Food Allergy Conference and Expo at the University of …

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=587432&catid=2

School dealing with nut allergies
Mille Lacs County Times – Milaca,MN,USA
“The parents have been great, they’re a good resource,” Lubrant said of the parents who have children with food allergies. One of the slogans around school …

http://millelacscountytimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1795&Itemid=70

Duke study could help combat peanut allergy
News14.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
“This is the first study that’s been able to show that with a treatment for food allergy that long-term immunologic effects are occurring,” Duke …

http://www.news14.com/content/local_news/sandhills/607326/duke-study-could-help-combat-peanut-allergy/Default.aspx

Black Boys More Susceptible to Food Allergies, Study Finds
News Channel 8 – Washington,DC,USA
LANHAM, Md. – Rashes, itching and an upset stomach are just a few signs of food allergies that sometimes go undiagnosed. A recent study says one section of …

http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0309/608520.html

Mom’s the word: Food allergies are a way of life
San Gabriel Valley Tribune – West Covina,CA,USA
Experts say they can’t explain why the number of children with food allergies has increased 18 percent in the past decade. About 4percent of children under …

http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_12026137
Driving people nuts with allergy questions
PennLive.com – Harrisburg,PA,USA
Being the mother of a child with serious food allergies is a true lesson in becoming hyper-assertive. You have to be vigilant to the point that you …

http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2009/03/driving_people_nuts_with_aller.html

Blood Tests for Food Allergy Found Inaccurate « CHILDREN ALLERGY …
By klinikpediatri
Results of supervised oral food challenges in 125 children failed to support most diagnoses of food allergies made on the basis of serum IgE testing, David Fleischer, M.D., of National Jewish Health in Denver, told the American Academy …

http://childrenallergyclinic.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/blood-tests-for-food-allergy-found-inaccurate/

New OTC Allergy Treatment Available to Food Allergy Sufferers
FOXBusiness – USA
This study showed great promise for new food allergy treatments, such as Allertherapy(TM). Low-concentration homeopathic medications are based on the theory …

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/new-otc-allergy-treatment-available-food-allergy-sufferers/

Do I need to ‘boost’ my immune system?
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
Can ‘allergy testing’ help to define my food allergies? A: Yes, blood testing and skin testing can usually define specific food-allergic triggers. …

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/22/DDUO16EA4S.DTL

A New Treatment Might Help People Suffering From Peanut Allergies
WKBT – La Crosse,WI,USA
Gundersen Lutheran Allergist Todd Mahr says, “We are seeing more food allergies in the developed countries, in the United States we’ve definitely seen an …

http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10049033&nav=KoJR

New Therapy May Knock Out Peanut Allergy
WebMD – USA
About 12 million Americans have food allergies, and allergies to peanuts are among the most dangerous. Life-threatening reactions can occur after simply …

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20090316/new-therapy-may-knock-out-peanut-allergy

Research on Peanut Allergies Cure Raises Fresh Safety Questions
Daily Green – USA
By Robyn O’Brien Over the weekend, headlines rocked the food allergy world that a cure for the peanut allergy was in the pipeline. …

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/peanut-allergy-cure-460309

AAAAI: Allergen Labels May Not Predict Food Content
MedPage Today – Little Falls,NJ,USA
Explain to interested patients that food product label information on potential allergens is not regulated. Explain to interested patients with severe …

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAI/13318

Could Peanut Allergy Fix Be More Peanuts?
ABC News – USA
Breakthrough announced on a potentially life-threatening food allergy. His mother, Gina, described a harrowing incident when Daniel was at a friend’s house …

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7089089&page=1

Study: Possible peanut allergy cure
NECN – Newton,MA,USA
“In the next few years, there will be an effective treatment for peanut allergy, as well as other food allergies,” Dr. Wesley Burks of Duke University …

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Health/2009/03/15/Study-Possible-peanut-allergy/1237157711.html

current news (mar 11)

Registration Opens for FAAN’s Walk for Food Allergy
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)–In keeping with its mission to fund research and educational initiatives as well as raise awareness about food allergies from coast to …

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090309005737&newsLang=en

Health Watch: Keep allergies from ruining child’s fun
Utica Observer Dispatch – Utica,NY,USA
Find out from other parents if their children have food allergies, and plan menu choices accordingly. If their child has a food allergy, they will be very …

http://www.uticaod.com/lifestyles/x1569322481/Health-Watch-Keep-allergies-from-ruining-child-s-fun

Someone You Should Know
WKOW-TV.com – Madison,WI,USA
My husband and I do not have food allergies.” says Sheree. Peanut allergy is one of the more common food allergies. But is also one of the most dangerous …

http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9968372&nav=menu1362_2_5

Food Allergies and Intolerances VS. Celiac Disease
Examiner.com – USA
Celiac disease is not a food allergy. A food allergy is an immune system reaction towards foods such as wheat, milk or gluten. Celiac disease in contrast is ..

http://www.examiner.com/x-4587-Orlando-Gluten-Free-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Food-Allergies-and-Intolerances-VS-Celiac-Disease

Food allergies in kids on the rise
Times Daily – Florence,AL,USA
Allye Barnett holds her 2-year-old son, Davis, while she reads the ingredient notices on food packages. Her children have different food allergies. …

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20090305/ARTICLES/903050334/1011/NEWS?Title=Food-allergies-in-kids-on-the-rise

Peanuts Still Fly in the Face of Airplane Snack Wars
ABC News – USA
Sure, severe food allergies can be very scary, especially if it’s your child with the problem. But some perspective: According to a recent Time magazine …

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/BusinessTravel/story?id=6998539&page=1

Colorado Senate considering food allergy bill for schools
Examiner.com – USA
The bill would require schools to develop a more comprehensive policy to deal with children with food allergies and help keep them safe. …

http://www.examiner.com/x-2370-Denver-Early-Childhood-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m2d27-Colorado-Senate-considering-food-allergy-bill-for-schools

Council Approves Food Allergy Alerts
NY1 – NY,USA
And we want to make sure that when they go to these world’s greatest restaurants, they have a confidence about issues related to food allergies, …

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/94649/council-approves-food-allergy-alerts/Default.aspx

Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies
TIME – USA
Given all the attention paid in recent years to food allergies, the number of people in the US who die from them–15 to 20 a year–is relatively small. …

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1881985,00.html

Top Food Allergies
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
From peanut butter to gluten, we are becoming a society that can’t eat its own food. According to the Mayo Clinic, the top 8 food allergens are While people …

http://www.ajc.com/living/content/shared-blogs/ajc/tabletalk/entries/2009/02/23/top_food_allerg.html

Peanuts Used in Study to Cure Peanut Allergy
fox4kc.com – Kansas City,USA
It’s already used for other life threatening allergies such as insects, wasp venom reactions. But the future it may be used for tree nuts food allergy or …

http://www.fox4kc.com/lifestyle/health/wdaf-peanut-allergy-study-22309,0,2810250.story

Could Desensitization Be Cure for Deadly Nut Allergies?
findingDulcinea – New York,New York,USA
In Europe, the Food Allergy Specific Therapy research project involves giving participants purified proteins thought to create allergies to fish and fruit, …

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/2009/feb/Could-Desensitization-Be-Cure-for-Deadly-Nut-Allergies-.html

Learning to tolerate a peanut allergy
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
But desensitization has never been shown to work with a food-related allergy. The researchers, from Addenbrooke Hospital in Cambridge, told the BBC that the …

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/02/learning-to-tol.html

Test Your Food Allergy Knowledge                                                                       — How Much Do You Really Know …
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) – USA
It is now estimated that more than 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies. How knowledgeable are you about this condition? …

http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=25460

Current News (Feb 8)

The Problem With Testing For Food Allergies
Babble Australia – Sydney,NSW,Australia
Instead of administering lengthy food challenges—in which doctors watch children consume a whole variety of foods—most doctors now test for allergies by …

http://www.babble.com.au/2009/02/04/the-problem-with-testing-for-food-allergies/

Telling Food Allergies From False Alarms
New York Times – United States
Does your child have food allergies? Join the discussion. But recently, Mrs. Keeling learned that her family’s diet need not be so restrictive. …

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/health/03well.html?_r=1&ref=science

Rx for EMS allergy roulette: Mom urges city to put livesaving …
New York Daily News – New York,NY,USA
BY FRANK LOMBARDI As the mother of three young boys with food allergies, Julie Menin knows problems can arise unexpectedly, and that swift treatment can …

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2009/02/02/2009-02-02_rx_for_ems_allergy_roulette_mom_urges_ci-1.html

FDA: Reducing the risks of food allergy
Food allergies can range from merely irritating to life-threatening. Approximately 30000 Americans go to the emergency room each year to get treated for severe food allergies.

http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/resourcespre.php?id=125&title=Reducing_the_risks_of_food_allergy

Food allergies: Nothing to sneeze at
Lexington Minuteman – MA, USA
The program is one of the monthly meetings of the Northwest Suburban Area Allergy and Asthma Support Group. “Families with food allergies face unique …

http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/fun/food/x2044237991/Food-allergies-Nothing-to-sneeze-at

Fast Food Diets Reverse Benefits of Breast Feeding
Daily Green – USA
Study: A child’s risk of asthma declines with breastfeeding … but increases again if he or she eats a lot of fast food. By Dan Shapley Eating fast food …

http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/breast-feeding-health-benefits-47012903

Peanut butter still a good option for families
Statesville Record & Landmark – NC, USA
There are plenty of other nut butters out there, too, if there is no risk of a tree nut allergy. Cashew butter, almond butter and hazelnut butter are three …

http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/29/peanut-butter-still-good-option-families/lifestyles/

Health: Mercury Found In Food Products
CBS 3 – Philadelphia,PA,USA
Philadelphia has been designated as an asthma capital by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Poor air quality gets much of the blame and a large …

http://cbs3.com/health/health.alert.stephanie.2.920285.html

A mother’s love transformed into action
Gatorsports.com – Gainesville,FL,USA
In EE, patients have delayed allergic reactions that are often caused by food or environmental allergens. So you try make an educated guess to identify the ..

http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20090127/MAGAZINE01/901270915?Title=A_mother_s_love_transformed_into_action

Near-fatal allergic reaction caused by Starbucks dessert
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
“We do see this problem — where people don’t realize how significant a food allergy is. A real food allergy is life-threatening,” he added. …

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/26/bc-starbucksallergy.html

ADVICE: How to Reduce the Risk of Food Allergies
Opposing Views – Los Angeles,CA,USA
By US Food and Drug Administration , FDA – 9 Hours Ago Food allergies can range from merely irritating to life-threatening. Approximately 30000 Americans go …

http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/advice-how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-food-allergies

Current Allergy Related News (Jan 19)

Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies?
TIME – USA
Experts don’t disagree that the incidence of food allergy has increased, but there isn’t much consensus about why. Some researchers suggest that an overly …

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html?imw=Y

Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Appleyard recommends avoiding nuts, peanuts and shellfish while you’re pregnant to reduce the risk of your child developing a food allergy. …

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/01/04/prenatal-nutrition-postnatal-allergy-protection.html

Countdown to better health
Chicago Tribune – United States
9Allergy-friendly: The number of people who claim to suffer from food allergies, intolerances or sensitivities continues to grow, creating a lucrative …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/chi-health-trends-7jan07,0,180787.story

Of Mice and Peanuts: A new mouse model for peanut allergy
EurekAlert (press release) – Washington,DC,USA
Chicago researchers report the development of a new mouse model for food allergy that mimics symptoms generated during a human allergic reaction to peanuts. …

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/nioa-oma011209.php

Recipes for Health New Options for Allergy-Free Pastas
New York Times – United States
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN An allergy to gluten used to mean a life without pasta, but no more. A gluten-free pasta e fagiole shows how much noodles have …

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/health/nutrition/12recipehealth.html?_r=1

Food Allergies – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Rocklin and Roseville Today – Rocklin,CA,USA
Patients will often tell me: “I don’t have any food allergies” or “I have already been tested by my doctor.” The knowledge in the popular culture and …

http://www.rocklintoday.com/news/templates/diabetes_information.asp?articleid=6967&zoneid=53

Mom finds peanut-free preschool for daughter
Lexington Dispatch – Lexington,NC,USA
That means no treats from places such as Krispy Kreme and Fancy Pastry, explained Cooley, who also receives information from the Food Allergy Anaphylactic …

http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20090112/ARTICLES/901120299/1005/NEWS?Title=Mom_finds_peanut_free_preschool_for_daughter

FDA: No Suicide Risk From Singulair
WebMD – USA
Ezekowitz notes that ever since the FDA’s review began, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, …

http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20090113/fda-no-suicide-risk-from-singulair

Teen Health Tips: Food Allergies
Examiner.com – USA
by Nicole Williams, Baltimore Teenagers Examiner If you have or have ever had food allergies, you know that they can be a pain and doctors are diagnosing …

http://www.examiner.com/x-2116-Baltimore-Teenagers-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Teen-Health-Tips-Food-Allergies

Current News (Jan 1)

Medina family and schools take on food allergies
WKYC-TV – Cleveland,OH,USA
As a result, teachers, custodians and bus drivers are taught how to handle a child with a severe food allergy. The children with food allergies have their …

http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=101772&catid=3

Managing food allergies abroad
CNN – USA
By Colleen Long (Budget Travel) — At a London restaurant three years ago, Olivia Giovetti, a Los Angeles writer with a severe allergy to hazelnuts, …

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/12/29/food.allergies.abroad/

Allergies shouldn’t cause stress during the holidays
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – Rochester,NY,USA
It often helps to tell a loved one that worrying about the food allergy is detracting from your enjoyment of their company. If possible ask that a food …

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20081225/LIVING01/812250309/1032/LIVING

Food allergy: Local family must watch what they eat
Temple Daily Telegram – Temple,TX,USA
Both parents have allergies, but not to food. The thought is that the child inherits the capacity to develop an allergy from the parent, but not to any …

http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/24/54622/

Report: Mislabeled Foods Pose Health Risks
CBS2 Chicago – Chicago,IL,USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Parents of the growing number of children with severe food allergies have to wage a constant battle to monitor what their …

http://cbs2chicago.com/consumer/food.allergies.mislabeling.2.892070.html

Clay family deals with nut allergies
Florida Times-Union – Jacksonville,FL,USA
They are among the four out of every 100 children who have a food allergy, a number that has grown 18 percent in the past 10 years, according to the US …

http://www.jacksonville.com/community/my_clay_sun/2008-12-20/clay_family_deals_with_nut_allergies

Boy, 6, dies in street after suspected allergy attack
Scotsman – United Kingdom
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction to a food or other allergen, with symptoms including raised blood pressure, breathing difficulties and swelling of …

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Boy-6-dies-in-street.4810980.jp

Charges dropped in allergy death of patient at Elgin Mental Health …
Chicago Tribune – United States
… June 20 and died after being fed fish despite warnings, including notes on his chart and special colored cards on his food tray, that he was allergic. …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-allergy-death-19dec19,0,4761281.story

Cost Cutting Website For Those With Food Allergies
CBS 4 – Miami,FL,USA
About 12 million Americans suffer from some type of food allergy. Many of those can be deadly and going to the grocery store can be confusing and costly. …

http://cbs4.com/local/allergies.food.allergy.2.889649.html

Preventing Food Allergy—Is It Possible?
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
For reasons not totally understood, food allergies—to peanuts and eggs and fish, for example—are on the rise, and affected children are two to four times as …

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/allergy-and-asthma/2008/12/15/preventing-food-allergy–is-it-possible.html

Nut Bans in Schools May Be Spurring Hysteria
Washington Post – United States
12 (HealthDay News) — Peanut and other food allergies are on the rise, with more and more children being diagnosed with potentially life-threatening …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121201282.html

Current News (Dec 11)

Strategies for Avoiding Nut Allergies in Schools May Be Overblown
MedPage Today – Little Falls,NJ,USA
He did not make any specific recommendations, but guidelines issued by the National School Boards Association, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, …

http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Allergy/12116

Zeer Grocery Community Helps Simplify Holiday Food Shopping
MarketWatch – USA
Just log onto Zeer.com and join or browse Zeer’s Gluten Allergy Community and you’ll find many options for gluten free bread from other like-minded …

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Zeer-Grocery-Community-Helps-Simplify/story.aspx?guid={7889E40E-533B-4542-8073-66F071D85E86}

Researchers Put a Microscope on Food Allergies New York Times – United States A DAILY STRUGGLE Sean Batson, 5, who is allergic to soy, eggs and milk, is participating in a large food allergy study. “My mother was wearing lipstick, …

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/health/09allergies.html?_r=1

Why Are So Many Kids Allergic to Peanuts?
Popular Science – New York,NY,USA
… is supposed to manage, that it’s looking for something to do,” says Anne Muñoz-Furlong, CEO of the nonprofit Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. …

http://www.popsci.com/node/29975?page=

Schools take precautions for allergies
Business Gazette – Gaithersburg,MD,USA
Bloch said Maryland has no laws to oversee food allergy procedures in schools or restaurants. “There are a handful of states that do,” she said. …

http://www.gazette.net/stories/12042008/mounnew165453_32477.shtml

Food allergies on the rise among kids
WZZM – Grand Rapids,MI,USA
(GANNETT NEWS SERVICE) – Food allergies in children are on the rise. According to the first-ever federal study of the problem, they now affect about 3 …

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=102305&catid=14

Are Food Allergies Genetic?
North Florida NewsDaily – Glen Saint Mary,FL,USA
(ARA) – As the number of people with food allergies continues to rise, many are asking: “Are food allergies genetic?” While a specific “food allergy gene,” …

http://www.northfloridanewsdaily.com/News/2008/1201/health_and_fitness/196.html

Mislabeling foods puts people with food allergies at risk
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News – Las Vegas,NV,USA
The paper built a database of 2800 recalls over the past 10 years related to food allergens, which amounts to an average of five recalls a week. …

http://calorielab.com/news/2008/11/28/mislabeling-food-allergies-recalls/

Current News (Nov 24)

EpiPens emerge as life-saving kid accessory
As allergies to peanuts, milk, eggs and gluten have risen, a cult-like following has emerged around the EpiPen, a single-shot  of medication that can halt a potentially deadly reaction.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27725975/from/ET/

Teach children and those who provide care for them how to stay …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
Peanut’ – Food Allergy Awareness Cards are a culmination of numerous reading materials. Parents of children with food allergies will read a myriad of …

http://www.pr-inside.com/teach-children-and-those-who-provide-r932368.htm

Children with food allergies often put at risk
Houston Chronicle – United States
CHICAGO — The number of children with food allergies is mysteriously soaring — peanut allergies alone have doubled in recent years — but scientists do not …

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6127272.html

An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Ask guests about food allergies before planning your menu. Even trace amounts of an offending food can trigger a reaction. Know what is in each dish and ..

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/23/an-allergy-checklist-for-holiday-gatherings.html

Children at risk in food roulette
Sun-Sentinel.com – Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
The Tribune sent samples of the product to one of the nation’s leading food-allergy labs. Both times, the lab found gluten. (Tribune photo by Chuck Berman …

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/chi-081120-allergens-tribune-investigation,0,1099282.story

Connecticut is first state in the nation to enact allergy …
Stamford Plus Magazine – Stamford,CT,USA
“However, we want to ensure that the olive oil sold here is not tainted with peanut, hazelnut or soy oil, which could put many people with food allergies at …

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Connecticut-is-first-state-in-the-nation-to-enact-allergy-safeguards-for-olive-oil3938.shtml

Food allergies? Avoid holiday minefield with these tips
StarNewsOnline.com – Wilmington,NC,USA
”About 1 in 3000 people have a true food allergy,” said Dr. Lionel Bonini, an allergist at Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Fla. ”They’re not common. …

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081119/ARTICLES/811190206?Title=Food_allergies__Avoid_holiday_minefield_with_these_tips

School cafeterias react to food allergies
Medill Reports – Chicago,IL,USA
Students have the option of sitting at any table, however if they want to sit with their friends at the allergy table, they are going to have to drop the …

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=106309

Exposure to allergens may help prevent, ease allergies
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News – Las Vegas,NV,USA
In what one researcher called “the closest thing yet to a ‘true’ treatment for food allergy,” researchers from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Duke …

http://calorielab.com/news/2008/11/15/exposure-to-allergens-may-help-prevent-allergies/

ACAAI: Schools Earn Poor Grade on Food Allergy Action Plans
MedPage Today – Little Falls,NJ,USA
About 30% of respondents said they had seen at least one food allergy reaction in school during the preceding year, with 7% reporting multiple episodes. …

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACAAI/11725

Survey looks at how schools handle food allergy
Reuters – USA
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A survey of nurses in elementary and middle schools found that food allergy action plans for students with …

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4A96OB20081110

Current News (Nov 9)

Website Helps Those With Food Allergies Save Money
WBZ – Boston,MA,USA
About 12 million Americans now have some type of food allergy, many of which can have deadly reactions. Even more have other types of dietary restrictions. …

http://wbztv.com/food/food.allergies.pricey.2.859688.html

A Local School Fight Food Allergies In The Classroom
WIFR – Rockford,IL,USA
Out of 100 kindergartners at Seward Elementary in the Winnebago school district, ten have severe food allergies. The most common are milk, eggs, soy, wheat, …

http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/34118369.html

Childhood food allergies appear to be on the rise, federal agency says
Press-Enterprise – Riverside,CA,USA
By JENNIFER DEAN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the first federal study focused on childhood food allergies last month — with …

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_foodallergies06.2c0f436.html

Powdered Milk Helps Kids Overcome Milk Allergy
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Most food allergies are managed through simple avoidance of the trigger foods in hope that the child will outgrow the allergy. “Given that the quality of …

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/05/                                                  powdered-milk-helps-kids-overcome-milk-allergy.html

Three Million US Children Have Food, Digestive Allergies
Food Product Design – Northbrook,IL,USA
The report found that eight types of food account for 90 percent of all food allergies: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat. …

http://www.foodproductdesign.com/hotnews/cdc-report-3-million-u-s–children-have-food-.html

Early Peanut Consumption May Prevent Allergy in Children
DG News – USA
The new research casts doubt on government health recommendations that infants and new mothers avoid eating peanuts to prevent development of food allergy, …

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852574F200713F46

Handful of baking companies are skipping the nuts
Myrtle Beach Sun News – Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Elise Purcell, head of the Northwest chapter of the nonprofit Food Allergy Initiative, said Little Rae’s is an innovator, “onto something big” in a field …

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/869/story/648665.html