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Children get raw deal with food allergies
Stuff.co.nz
Children with food allergies are not getting the help they need from their GPs and are at risk of developing life-threatening symptoms. …

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/4494756/Children-get-raw-deal-with-food-allergies

 

School bullies are moving into the lunchroom
KING5.com
The study found that 17 percent of kids in grades 6 to 10 reported being bullied. But in the food allergy group, those numbers doubled.

http://www.king5.com/health/School-bullies-are-moving-into-the-lunchroom–112406084.html

 

Food allergies
Chicago Tribune
As the mother of a child with severe allergies to peanuts and tree nuts, as well as a food allergy blogger and advocate, I was moved to tears by the story …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-101222kales_briefs,0,553210.story

 

‘Hyperallergenic’ functional foods raise protein concerns
NutraIngredients.com
Common food allergens include dairy products, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish, shellfish and eggs. The effects in sufferers range from mild abdominal …

http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Hyperallergenic-functional-foods-raise-protein-concerns

 

Seventh-Grader Katelyn Carlson Dies Of Food Allergy At Chicago School
Huffington Post
… allergy and assured him earlier last week that a teacher had called the restaurant several times to make sure peanuts would not be used in the food. …

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/21/seventhgrader-katelyn-car_n_799633.html

 

New Clinical Guidelines Issued to Better Diagnose Food Allergies
NewsLI
“The most important question in diagnosing a food allergy is whether the person has tolerated the food in the past,” stated Good Samaritan Hospital Medical …

http://www.newsli.com/2010/12/21/new-clinical-guidelines-issued-to-better-diagnose-food-allergies/

 

New food allergy guidelines highlight tests, patients’ histories
American Medical News
Combining a detailed patient history, physical exam and oral food challenge allergy test could help physicians diagnose food allergies, according to new …

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/12/20/prsc1221.htm

 

Finally, guidance on food allergies
Cherry Hill Courier Post
By MARY BROPHY MARCUS • USA Today • December 20, 2010 Doctors should take a medical history when they suspect a patient has a food allergy, according to the …

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20101220/LIFE/12200303/Finally-guidance-on-food-allergies

 

New Video Series Helps Teens With Food Allergies
The Epoch Times
By Trevor Maimann ith food allergies becoming a growing problem among young Canadians, a new video series has been launched to help teenagers effectively …

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/47598/

 

Help on the Way for the Food Challenged, Announced at Food Allergy Ball
Forward
By Masha Leon Among the gowned, the beautiful, the allergic and their loved ones at Food Allergy Initiative’s December 6 Food Allergy Ball were Marion …

http://www.forward.com/articles/133975/

 

Food allergies require precautions
Washington Post
Welcome, Huget family, to the maddening world of food allergies. We once coasted through life without paying the slightest attention to potential allergens …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/14/AR2010121403560.html

 

New Guidelines Released For Food Allergies
(RTTNews) – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released a new series of guidelines for the management of food allergies. …

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/HealthNews.aspx?Id=1505125&SM=1

 

 

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