http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of the Universitat de València, in consortium with various European companies and institutions, are developing a system based on photonic biosensors for rapid diagnosis of food allergies. The EU-funded project aims to make a low-cost instrument that in fifteen minutes, and from a single drop of blood, will perform effective allergy tests potentially for hundreds of foods simultaneously and without risk to patients. http://phys.org/news277462717.html Chemistry Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:58:53 EST news277462717 The standard test used to detect milk-protein residues in processed foods may not work as well as previously believed in all applications, sometimes missing ingredients that can cause milk allergy, the most common childhood food allergy, which affects millions of children under age 3, a scientist reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society's (ACS). http://phys.org/news252152321.html Chemistry Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:50:01 EST news252152321 US online auction giant eBay on Monday banned global sales of sorbitol following the death of a 28-year-old Italian woman who consumed a phial of the sugar substitute as part of a food allergy test. http://phys.org/news251996971.html Technology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:09:38 EST news251996971 (AP) -- Food allergies affect about one in 13 U.S. children, double the latest government estimate, a new study suggests. http://phys.org/news227790084.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:01:36 EST news227790084 Eczema is notoriously difficult to treat in children. The torturous dry-skin disease causes intense itching and sleeplessness, and sometimes parents try making dietary changes in addition or in place of conventional treatments. http://phys.org/news221924920.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:10:02 EST news221924920 Some 3 million children in the United States have some form of food allergy, ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening. Milk allergy is the most common, affecting 2.5 percent of children under age 3. In a small clinical study, immunologists and allergists at Children's Hospital Boston and the Stanford University School of Medicine report effectively desensitizing milk-allergic patients by increasing their exposure to milk in tandem with an allergy drug called omalizumab, allowing children to build up resistance quickly with limited allergic reactions. http://phys.org/news219951285.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:37:02 EST news219951285 An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has issued comprehensive U.S. guidelines to assist health care professionals in diagnosing food allergy and managing the care of people with the disease. http://phys.org/news210852780.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:13:26 EST news210852780 Many children, especially those with eczema, are unnecessarily avoiding foods based on incomplete information about potential food-allergies, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. The food avoidance poses a nutritional risk for these children, and is often based primarily on data from blood tests known as serum immunoassays. http://phys.org/news208109154.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:06:09 EST news208109154 The scary reality is that food allergies are becoming more and more common in the United States. In the last 10 years there has been an 18 percent increase in children with food allergies. In fact, one in 22 children has a food allergy. That means most likely there is at least one child in each classroom with a food allergy. Halloween parties and trick or treating are just a few of the fall activities that can heighten the danger for kids with food allergies. http://phys.org/news206184053.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:30:01 EST news206184053 A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic blacks, and males, according to the researchers. The odds of male black children having food allergies were 4.4 times higher than others in the general population. http://phys.org/news205388021.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:14:00 EST news205388021 Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a way to turn off the immune system's allergic reaction to certain food proteins in mice, a discovery that could have implications for the millions of people who suffer severe reactions to foods, such as peanuts and milk. http://phys.org/news205235886.html Medicine & Health Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:58:25 EST news205235886 In the first-ever study to assess the social impact of food allergies in children, Mount Sinai researchers have found that approximately 35 percent of children with food allergies, who are over the age of five, were reported to have experienced bullying, teasing, or harassment as a result of their allergies. http://phys.org/news204864819.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:54:32 EST news204864819 (PhysOrg.com) -- Each back-to-school season comes with nervousness for both parents and students. However, parents whose children suffer from food allergies are often more anxious than others; they cannot be at school tio protect their children from potentially life-threatening foods. http://phys.org/news201274485.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:50:01 EST news201274485 At the beginning of 2010, as many as 17 percent of children in the United States were reported as having special health care needs. Behavioral issues, developmental disorders, cognitive disorders, genetic disorders and systemic diseases may increase a child's risk of developing oral disease, according to an article published in the May/June 2010 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). For a child with special health care needs, special diets, frequent use of medicine and lack of proper oral hygiene can make it challenging to maintain good oral health. http://phys.org/news196343254.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:20:03 EST news196343254 (PhysOrg.com) -- A simple blood test can now predict whether newborn babies are at high risk of developing allergies as they grow older, thanks to research involving the University of Adelaide. http://phys.org/news193652534.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 May 2010 09:24:01 EST news193652534 (PhysOrg.com) -- About 30 percent of Americans believe they have food allergies. However, the actual number is far smaller, closer to 5 percent, according to a recent study commissioned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). That's due in large part to the unreliability of the skin test that doctors commonly use to test for food allergies. http://phys.org/news193652126.html Chemistry Fri, 21 May 2010 09:15:49 EST news193652126 Results of a nationwide telephone survey have shown that the rate of peanut allergies in children more than tripled from 1997 to 2008. The data are reported in the May 12 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. http://phys.org/news192881383.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 May 2010 11:10:17 EST news192881383 A new study shows that confusion over how to identify and treat food allergies is creating the potential for misdiagnosis of this condition. http://phys.org/news192816652.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 May 2010 17:40:30 EST news192816652 (PhysOrg.com) -- Early results from a study of more than 500 infants with egg or milk allergy indicate that they are highly likely to test positive for allergic antibodies that are specific to peanuts. This unexpected finding suggests that these infants are at risk for developing peanut allergy later in life and should be evaluated by a health care professional before introducing peanuts into their diet. http://phys.org/news192735970.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 May 2010 19:10:01 EST news192735970 In a large six-year review of emergency department (ED) data, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, found that many children with severe food-related allergic reactions need a second dose of epinephrine, suggesting that patients carrying EpiPens should carry two doses instead of one. http://phys.org/news188667434.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:50:01 EST news188667434 Food challenges take place every Friday at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Children who have tested positive for food allergies are pitted against the suspected culprits. They spend hours eating increasing amounts and monitored closely for reactions. http://phys.org/news186052453.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:40:01 EST news186052453 With an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to diagnose or treat food allergies. http://phys.org/news179590231.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:16 EST news179590231 Michelle Stevens first noticed the red, blotchy patches on her toddler's feet after he started walking. Every time Noah walked outdoors in their grassy backyard, the blotches appeared. http://phys.org/news158435472.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:51:29 EST news158435472 A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital. http://phys.org/news156349642.html Medicine & Health Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:27:59 EST news156349642 Chicago researchers report the development of a new mouse model for food allergy that mimics symptoms generated during a human allergic reaction to peanuts. The animal model provides a new research tool that will be invaluable in furthering the understanding of the causes of peanut and other food allergies and in finding new ways to treat and prevent their occurrence, according to experts at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that funded the research. Peanut allergy is of great public health interest because this food allergy is the one most often associated with life-threatening allergic reactions, resulting in up to 100 deaths in the United States each year. http://phys.org/news151000966.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:42:46 EST news151000966 A team of scientists from across Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy. http://phys.org/news147337693.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:08:13 EST news147337693 College students with food allergies aren't avoiding the foods they know they shouldn't eat. Students of all ages are not treated with potentially life-saving epinephrine as often as they should be. And instructors, roommates and friends often are not aware of what to do if a food-allergic student has a reaction. http://phys.org/news137214878.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:14:38 EST news137214878