News tagged with allergenic foods

Food allergy-related disorder linked to master allergy gene

Scientists have identified a region of a human chromosome that is associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a recently recognized allergic disease. People with EoE frequently have difficulty eating or may be allergic ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More precise food-allergy diagnoses

(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 ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA review on transgenic salmon too narrow: study

The review process being used by the Food and Drug Administration to assess the safety of a faster-growing transgenic salmon fails to weigh the full effects of the fish's widespread production, according to analysis by a ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New food labels dished up to keep Europe healthy

A groundbreaking deal on compulsory new food labels Wednesday is set to give Europeans clear information on the nutritional and energy content of products, as well as country of origin.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early exposure could prevent egg allergy in babies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents who delay giving their babies allergenic foods could be doing more harm than good, with a new Australian study showing the rate of egg allergy significantly increases among toddlers who are introduced ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In Infants with Egg or Milk Allergy, Can Future Peanut Allergy Be Predicted?

(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 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review of thousands of food items leads companies to pull products from shelves

Some supermarkets, gourmet shops and bakeries routinely sell mislabeled products that pose a danger to children with food allergies, according to Chicago Tribune testing and a comprehensive check of grocery aisles. When informed ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test traces allergens quickly

Institute of Food Safety and the chair group Physical Chemistry and Colloid Sciences, both of which are part of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, have together developed an allergen test. This test quickly, efficiently, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Top food scientist to target hidden fish allergens, pork, with new tests

The odds of contracting mad cow disease from banned or adulterated bovine protein lurking in raw or processed food for humans or meat-bone meal for livestock have declined over the past decade. So have the ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0