Current News (Mar 18)

Childhood allergies interfere with sleep
News-Medical.net – Sydney,Australia
In children these disorders affect sleep, impair learning, memory and behaviour and children with food allergies are also at significant risk.

http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36354

New Research In Food Allergies Presented At Annual Meeting
Medical News Today (press release) – UK
The rate of early food avoiders increased as age decreased, indicating a rising trend of food allergy in infancy. At school age, early food avoiders appear …

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/100057.php

Hidden sources of food allergens
TamilStar.com – Sri Lanka
Food allergies can cause severe reactions, so avoiding foods that cause them is critical. But it can be hard to know whether foods contain ingredients …

http://www.tamilstar.com/news/health/article_6532.shtml

Marti’s Hot Topic: Easter and Egg Allergies in Utah
ABC 4 – Salt Lake City,USA
Many parents, and the Easter bunny, must take into account their child’s food allergy and assure there is nothing in their child’s Easter basket that could …

http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=a162a469-4929-402a-82c0-5f639f2f4a12

Doctors change their minds about childhood food allergy advice
TREND Information – Baku,Azerbaijan
According to two new pieces of research, many widely-practiced methods for food allergy prevention in children may be ineffective. .

http://news.trend.az/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1153091&lang=EN

Are you going to eat that?
Globe and Mail – Canada
Travellers with food allergies can do a few simple things to stop worrying and start enjoying their vacation. If you can, Smith says, find a place with its …

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080312.weatingabroad12/BNStory/specialTravel/home

Saugus school board may ban homemade treats
The Daily Item of Lynn – Boston,MA,USA
Stanton said the number of food allergies is almost stymieing and goes far beyond peanuts to milk, eggs and wheat. Stanton said on occasions like Halloween …

http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2008/03/11/news/news10.txt

Food “superallergies”: the first Italian study proves that they …
innovations report – Bad Homburg,Germany
… the researchers confirmed the validity of a face-to-face direct approach to severe food allergies that the Burlo Garofolo has been persecuting since …

http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/bericht-105262.html

Is modern lifestyle a sickening way to live?
Seattle Times – United States
Then pediatricians started seeing more children with food allergies. Now experts are convinced a suspected jump in lupus, multiple sclerosis and other …

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004261090_immune05.html

Current News (March 3)

The incredible, hypoallergenic egg: New process to help egg …
PhysOrg.com – Evergreen,VA,USA
Although unusual in adults, egg allergies are among the leading food allergies in infants and children. These allergies can cause severe stomach aches, …

http://www.physorg.com/news123770652.html

Kids And Health: Food allergies are more common in younger children
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
ROBERT NOHLE This is always a big question: are there more kids these days with food allergies, or are we just more aware of their allergies? …

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/353327_nohle03.html

Baxter recalls heparin for allergy risk
Orlando Sentinel – Orlando,FL,USA
The US Food and Drug Administration has worked with the other supplier of heparin, Schaumburg, Ill.-based APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., to meet demand for the …

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/health/orl-mheparin2908feb29,0,7579390.story

NHS Choices Launches New Food Allergy Symptom Checker
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Based on NHS accredited information, the food allergy symptom checker (http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/FoodTool.aspx) enables users to find out in seconds …

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-12-2008/0004754763&EDATE=

The Winner of the Martha Stewart Big Idea Contest is …
Go Dairy Free – Henderson,NV,USA
drumroll please … a new food allergy magazine! This is a food allergy and sensitivity website after all. Do you think we would be so excited to make the ..

http://www.godairyfree.org/200802122271/News/Nutrition-Headlines/The-Winner-of-the-Martha-Stewart-Big-Idea-Contest-is.html