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

Current News (Oct 29th)

Little Rae’s says no to nuts
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
The Centers for Disease Control reported last week that food allergies are on the rise among children in the US, with four out of every 100 children now ..

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/385362_nutfree29.html

A nut-free Halloween? Not so tricky.
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
Schwartz, who used to work for Lucasfilm, had what she calls a mother’s hunch that her daughter might have food allergies. Her own mother had reactions to …

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/28/FD8K13MGIN.DTL

Halloween Horrors With Food Allergies
WOWT – Omaha,NE,USA
For the three million children with food allergies, Halloween spooks and scares are not limited to vampires and witches. Candies containing peanuts or …

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/33460329.html

A journey with food additives
Ceylon Daily News – Ceylon,Sri Lanka
With the invaluable information on food allergies/additives, which my husband and I acquired, each time we accompanied our daughter, during the fortnightly …

http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/10/29/fea03.asp

Dining out? Be your own allergen-free food advocate
Orlando Sentinel – Orlando,FL,USA
With one in 25 Americans – that’s 12 million people — making special menu requests because of a food allergy, there’s an increased need for up-to-date and …

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/food/orl-restaurantallergy08oct28,0,880049.story

Divvies introduces allergy free chocolate bars
Merinews – New Delhi,India
As more and more children across the US are being affected by food allergies, Divvies, a specialty bakery in Salem NY offers new, fun-to-eat, gourmet, nut, …

http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=145733

CDC says child food allergies are increasing
Union Democrat – Sonora,CA,USA
By LACEY PETERSON The incidence of food allergies among children has increased in the last decade, according to a recently-released study. …

http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=27949

This week’s top medical stories
WIVB – Buffalo,NY,USA
Childhood food allergies have jumped 18 percent over the past ten years. The CDC said children with a food allergy are two to four times more likely to have …

http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9240307

Food Allergies Among Children Surge Over Last Decade
InjuryBoard.com – Tampa,FL,USA
In 1997, about 1 in 26 children had a food allergy, up from 1 in 29 children in 1997, the report found. In 2007, peanut allergies among children doubled …

http://www.injuryboard.com/national-news/food-allergies-among-children-surge-over-last-decade.aspx?googleid=249982

Food allergies on the rise in kids
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
Last year, 1 in 26 children had food allergies. That’s up from 1 in 30 kids in 1997. (If only the CDC had numbers for 1970–wonder what those would reveal? …

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?&entry_id=31835

Current News (Oct 20th)

SCENE & HEARD: Serving up pancakes, wishes and hope IdahoStatesman.com – ID,USA
Saturday, Oct. 25: Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network is the host of this 5th annual national event to …

http://www.idahostatesman.com/417/story/462418.html

Food Safety and Tourism. 4Hoteliers – Wanchai,Hong Kong.  While no staff person can be expected to know every possible food allergy, it is essential that they be trained in not assuming or guessing. …

http://www.4hoteliers.com/4hots_fshw.php?mwi=3446

New Allergy-Friendly Bakery Ships Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Treats
Go Dairy Free – Henderson,NV,USA
“This company is about making simple pleasures simple for people with food allergies,” remarks Sweet Alexis founder, Michele Fellows. …

http://www.godairyfree.org/200810182842/News/Nutrition-Headlines/New-Allergy-Friendly-Bakery-Ships-Dairy-Egg-and-Nut-Free-Treats.html

Halloween Mystery: Which Candy Is Safe to Eat? Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
FAIRFAX, Va. , Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For the parents of more than 3 million American children with food allergies, the biggest Halloween trick …

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/halloween-mystery-which-candy-is-safe-to-eat,583871.shtml

Trick-or-Treaters Get Some New Treats This Halloween Media Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA  There will also be an allergy-free treats table, sponsored by the Charlottesville Food Allergy Support Group, set up on the Lawn. …

http://media-newswire.com/release_1076290.html

No peanuts? Schools deal with students’ allergies Orlando Sentinel – Orlando,FL,USA
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, one of the country’s largest allergy support groups, recommends an education campaign so everyone understands the …

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-peanut1608oct16,0,4030644.story

Current News (October 6th)

Dietary responses for ADD/ADHD
Portsmouth Herald News – Portsmouth,NH,USA
Some of these foods may show up on traditional food allergy tests while others may not. Many parents of children with ADHD have tried eliminating gluten (a …

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20081005-LIFE-810050304

Researcher to study breast milk’s role in preventing food allergies
UConn Advance – Storrs,CT,USA
“Little is know about why only some people develop food allergy, and finding answers to that fundamental question is one of the key objectives of this …

http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2008/081006/08100608.htm

Society’s Lack Of Knowledge Of Food Allergies Can Greatly Impact …
Science Daily (press release) – USA
ScienceDaily (Oct. 2, 2008) — The level of knowledge and understanding of children with food allergies varies significantly across three key groups: …

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080930154835.htm

Parents, Schools Join Forces Over Food Allergies
WTOP – Washington,DC,USA
This is because four children in Zach’s first-grade class have food allergies. Zach, 6, is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. He was diagnosed at 18 months …

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1489060

Development of a food allergy education resource for primary care ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Food allergy is estimated to affect 3-4% of adults in the US, but there are limited educational resources for primary care physicians. …

http://7thspace.com/headlines/294219/development_of_a_food_allergy_education_resource_for_primary_care_physicians.html

Health Tip: Eating Out With Food Allergies
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Tell your server about your food allergy, and ask for information on how particular dishes are prepared. If your server isn’t sure, speak to the manager or …

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/09/29/health-tip-eating-out-with-food-allergies.html

Dog Food Allergies Are Never Fun!
By matthew lewis
Food allergies are not only for humans. They can be found in your pets and are difficult to diagnose because dog food allergies can appear so rapidly. The greatest problem, of course, is the pet can’t let you know what his symptoms are …

http://bloghostingpro.com/alternative-medicine/?p=121

Does fish prevent eczema in babies?
NHS Choices – London,England,UK
They also asked if the child had been diagnosed with a food allergy, and if so, which type of allergy. What sort of food the child ate and the frequency it …

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2008/09September/Pages/                        Doesfishpreventeczemainbabies.aspx

How to eat in restaurants when you have food allergies
Dallas Morning News – Dallas,TX,USA
“We strongly encourage communicating a food allergy to the restaurant staff so it can be addressed right up front. All ingredients should be disclosed. …

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/lifetravel/stories/DN-nh_allergies_0923liv.ART.State.Edition1.26e7aba.html

Life-Saving Break for Food Allergy Sufferers
HealthNews – Carslbad,CA,USA
Whey and peanuts are two of the top eight food allergies along with milk, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, eggs, and soy, which the Food & Drug Administration …

http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/                                                                                life-saving-break-food-allergy-sufferers-1800.html

How Can Students Manage Allergies At School?
Tampa Tribune – Tampa,FL,USA
… eggs and milk can be life-threatening, so it is particularly important for parents to ask detailed questions about the school’s food allergy policy. …

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/sep/19/how-can-students-manage-allergies-at-school/

Advisory Labels: Do They Affect Your Food Choices?
eMaxHealth.com – Hickory,NC,USA
Food labeling is the new focus of FDA as the agency is taking a closer look at the food nutrition and allergy labeling. However, the question is do the ..

http://www.emaxhealth.com/1/74/24757.html

Current Allergy News (Sept. 3)

Food-allergic kids long to have normal days
Edison Sentinel – Edison,NJ,USA
7 at the Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward a Cure, in Long Branch. The walk raises money for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, which raises …

http://ems.gmnews.com/news/2008/0903/letters/008.html

Health officials to consider food allergy warnings
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
It’s one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient. …

http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/773493.html

Increasing allergies in school children challenge parents, teachers
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
No food is allowed in La Rocque’s classroom. The carpets have been replaced by linoleum. Other students have to wash their hands first thing in the morning …

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/09/02/bc-school-children-allergy.html

Navan Foods Opens New Online Allergy Free Food Shop
Go Dairy Free – Henderson,NV,USA
They have opened an online shop and are now shipping specialty foods (from food allergy-friendly marshmallows to dairy alternatives) to customers throughout …

http://www.godairyfree.org/200809012732/News/Nutrition-Headlines/ Navan-Foods-Opens-New-Online-Allergy-Free-Food-Shop.html

Flourishing with Food Allergies: Social, Emotional and Practical …
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
Flourishing with Food Allergies is an empowering guide for those who are coping with food allergies in today’s world. By sharing her own personal …

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1268354.htm

Food industry looks to clear up vague allergy warnings
The News Journal – Wilmington,DE,USA
By LAURAN NEERGAARD • AP • August 31, 2008 WASHINGTON — It’s one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that …

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/BUSINESS/808310315/1003

Food-allergy research
By GoDanRiver(GoDanRiver)
More importantly, please get in touch with Sens. Richard Burr and Elizabeth Dole and our other elected representatives in Washington – they need to know how important increased funding for food allergy research is.

http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/ rockingham_letters/article/food_allergy_research/5899/#When:21:59:00Z

Malpractice News: Children with food allergies school safety checklist
Malpractice News: In August 2008, The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) issued a back to school alert checklist for parents whose children suffer from food allergies. According to the AAAI, more than 2.2 million …

http://www.weitzlux.com/malpractice-food-allergies_1935298.html

Food allergy safety tips for Halloween
Asheville Citizen-Times – NC,USA
With Halloween on the horizon, it’s important to consider the 3 million children with food allergies, for whom candies containing peanuts or chocolate can …

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880828031

Managing Your Food Allergy: Staying Safe While Dining Out
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
As food allergy prevalence appears to be increasing, education on food allergy management and prevention for both consumers and food service employees is …

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1250544.htm

Current News (August 22)

Staying Well: Check labels to avoid allergic reactions to foods
The Flint Journal – MLive.com – Flint,MI,USA
by Genesee County Health Department Your child may have a food allergy if he or she has an unusual reaction to certain foods. Symptoms of food allergies …

http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/voices/index.ssf/2008/08/staying_well_check_labels_to_a.html

Dog appears to have allergies, but nothing helps
HollandSentinel.com – Holland,MI,USA
If, in fact, your pet has allergies, then we’ll need to determine the cause before much can be done. If it’sa food allergy, then items such as beef, corn, …

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/lifestyle/x2090469125/ COLUMN-Dog-appears-to-have-allergies-but-nothing-helps

A New Product That Revolutionizes Home Laundry Care with No …
MarketWatch – USA
“Allergy relief, financial and energy savings, and a reduction in environmental pollution caused by the release of harmful laundry waste and wasted energy, …

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/new-product-revolutionizes-home-laundry/ story.aspx?guid=%7BDB5A1431-5CEF-41F1-9184-0801E57982EE%7D&dist=hppr

Food allergy tests could risk your health
Which? – London,UK
Which? advises people who are concerned that they may have an allergy or intolerance to keep a record of symptoms and a food diary, and speak to their GP.

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2008/08/food-allergy-tests-could-risk-your-health-154711.jsp

The Quest to Develop an Allergy-Free Peanut
13WHAM-TV – Rochester,NY,USA
Allergy Specialist Dr. Fred Finkelman said, “Peanuts cause much more severe allergens than other foods.” So the thought is, by studying the humble peanut, …

http://www.13wham.com/guides/health/story.aspx? content_id=70d6698d-97b6-4cef-a84a-dbe66ae0989a

New web tool makes eating healthier easier
WBIR-TV – Knoxville,TN,USA
For the thousands of Americans with food allergies and medical conditions that are directly impacted by their diet, grocery shopping can be a dangerous …

http://www.wbir.com/news/health/story.aspx?storyid=62380&catid=3

Dangerous Food Allergies Common Among Kids
WXIA-TV – Atlanta,GA,USA
Margaret threw up five to six times a day for two weeks, and doctors were puzzled until they realized that she had severe food allergies making her allergic …

http://www.11alive.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=119947&catid=13

NJ gets an A from allergy agency
6abc.com – Philadelphia,PA,USA
Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration announced the chemical bisphenol A or BPA, that’s found in food containers and baby bottles, is safe. …

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=6331417

Global warming = worse allergies?
Health24.com – Cape Town,South Africa
Similarly, eating locally grown, organic produce is good for the body, while it also reduces emissions from food transport and processing, and from the use …

http://www.health24.com/news/Enviro_Health_/1-1308,47583.asp

Holiday Allergies and How to Beat Them
Reader’s Digest – Pleasantville,NY,USA
If you have food allergies, traversing the holiday season can be like tiptoeing through a minefield, Goldsobel says. “You must have increased awareness,” he …

http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/holiday-allergies-and-how-to-beat-them/article95411.html

Parents: Keep checklist of food allergies
Montgomery Advertiser – Montgomery,AL,USA
As children with food allergies head back to school, the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) encourages parents, in cooperation with …

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080814/NEWS/80814026

Follow These Simple and Inexpensive Health Fixes to Stay Well for Less
ABC News – USA
Dr. Beth Corn, an allergy immunologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, says that one of the most common mistakes allergy sufferers make is to keep …

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5565922&page=1

Back-to-school tips for kids with asthma, allergies
Chicago Tribune – United States
I’m lucky my daughter never had a food allergy, like 2.2 million American kids. That was one less thing to worry about. For those of you struggling with the …

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/triage/2008/08/back-to-school.html