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(SUMMARY) A new study by Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, at Mount Sinai School of Medicine concludes that pediatric dietitians self-reported their proficiency is only moderate when it comes to food allergy. Dietitians would prefer, and certainly benefit from,...
(SUMMARY) Yeah, yeah, I know it's still July, but it really is time to think about back to school if you're sending a food allergic child to school this fall. Here are some steps to take now:
Contact the school to find out what paperwork is required for your...
(SUMMARY) Results are out for a new study that had pregnant and breastfeeding moms drinking probiotic milk. Their babies were followed for 2 years. The results show a 40% drop in the incidence of eczema. At this point, there was no signifigant decrease in the...
(SUMMARY) Skin tests and blood tests are the standards for initial diagnosis of food allergy. Unfortunately, neither are very reliable. I don't know about you, but when the doctor calls and starts reading off blood test results to me, I hang up the phone...
(SUMMARY) Last Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health announced that the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), established in 2005, will be funded for five more years. This is a 29.9 million dollar grant and is great news for those affected by...
(SUMMARY) Epipens® and Twinjects® are a wonderful medical device that save lives of those experiencing an anaphylactic reaction due to food, insect sting or latex allergy. I also find them to be bulky and I worry about my child carrying the medicine as a teen...
(SUMMARY) Another helpful tool for people dealing with food allergies is on the horizon. Expected out in mid July 2010, NutriSleuth iphone App allows users to plug in dietary requirements for an instant "yes" or "no" reading within seconds of scanning a...
(SUMMARY) How about this grandma who burst into action when her grandson was diagnosed with food allergie?. Lita Indzel Cohen started a foundation, FARI ( Food Allergy Research Initiative ), basing it in the lab at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine,...
(SUMMARY) Oprah begins her OWN TV debut in Jan. 2011. Her casting call brought in oodles of entries and millions of votes. In the cooking category, "Cooking Allergy Free with Dee" , soared to the top with over a million votes. Dee is off to Hollywood to...
(SUMMARY) I heard on the news this morning that a recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine shows that changing to a later start time for high school students is good for adolescents.
Makes perfect sens to me. Years of research has...
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