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