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New rules cover food allergies at Metro East schools
SuburbanJournals
Illinois schools now must have policies in place to deal with students who have food allergies. School districts are now required to have policies in place …

http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/education/article_5a71b9e5-6cb4-5a04-ab1b-8edb99a8b11c.html

 

New Food Allergy Guidelines from NIAID
Celiac.com
NIAID released its first ever list of guidelines for food allergies. Photo: CC-stephendepolo Celiac.com 01/06/2011 – The National Institute for Allergy and …

http://www.celiac.com/articles/22399/1/New-Food-Allergy-Guidelines-from-NIAID/Page1.html

 

Doctors take crack at nut allergies
Boston Herald
… in remission,” said Dr. Wayne Shreffler, who is leading the study and is the director of the Food Allergy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. …

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20110109doctors_take_crack_at_nut_allergies_mgh_trial_aims_to_cure_ailment/

 

Food Allergies: Your Questions, Answered
Huffington Post
From celebrities shunning gluten to schools banning peanuts, food allergies are all over the news. To get up-to-the-minute info on why so many people are …
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/food-allergies-questions-and-answers_n_805456.html

 

Rockford Public Schools works with parents on allergy policy
MLive.com
Meyers started the Rockford Food Allergy Network, a group of 25 parents working not only on the policy but state legislation and awareness at other …

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/01/rockford_public_schools_works.html

 

Don’t assume you have food allergy
Chicago Sun-Times
Food allergies are rapidly becoming a popular culprit for many mysterious health ailments, leading people to cut out everything from wheat to seafood to …

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/3208895-423/allergies-allergy-symptoms-dairy-intolerance.html

 

Food dyes and allergies
Chicago Tribune
“In the last 20 years, we’ve seen a 400 percent increase in food allergies,” says Robyn O’Brien, founder of The Allergy Kids Foundation and author of “The …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-weigel-food-dye-allergies-20110110,0,6273059.column

 

Allergy? Try hypoallergenic hotel rooms
MedCity News
The first, Have a Food Allergy? It’s Time to Recheck in the Science Times, reports that food allergies are far less common than people think. …

http://www.medcitynews.com/2011/01/allergy-try-hypoallergenic-hotel-rooms/

 

Food Allergy Guidelines Encourage Earlier Use of IM Epinephrine
Internal Medicine News Digital Network
New federal guidelines on food allergy recommend “prompt and rapid” treatment of food-induced anaphylaxis with intramuscular epinephrine as first-line …

http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/news/gastroenterology/single-article/food-allergy-guidelines-encourage-earlier-use-of-im-epinephrine/f43f48e7e3.html

 

Schools take steps to combat food allergies
Chicago Tribune
By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporter Even as schools across Illinois put the finishing touches on new state-mandated food allergy policies, …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-school-food-allergies-0126-20110126,0,6125792.story

 

Teens With Food Allergies May Feel Unsafe at School
U.S. News & World Report
28 (HealthDay News) — Children and teens with potentially life-threatening food allergies may feel unsafe, isolated and excluded in their schools, …

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/allergy-and-asthma/articles/2011/01/28/teens-with-food-allergies-may-feel-unsafe-at-school

 

How Food Allergies Can Help Us Be More Eco-Friendly
Patch
Food allergies can force us to make dietary choices that are better for our health and the planet. Peanuts, eggs, wheat, milk and even lettuce, …

http://rye.patch.com/articles/how-food-allergies-can-help-us-be-more-eco-friendly

 

 

 

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