News tagged with food allergy
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Standard test may miss food ingredients that cause milk allergy
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 ...
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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eBay bans sorbitol sales after Italian death
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.
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Study says 1 in 13 US children have food allergy
(AP) -- Food allergies affect about one in 13 U.S. children, double the latest government estimate, a new study suggests.
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Food allergies not tied to eczema for most
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 ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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New treatment may desensitize kids with milk allergies, say researchers
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 ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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New peanut allergy treatment works, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Allergy experts at the University of Cambridge have convincing evidence that a new treatment for peanut allergies is effective, following a three-year trial.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Panel issues comprehensive US food allergy guidelines
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 ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Instructions on over-the-counter medications for children are found to be confusing
Instructions on boxes and bottles of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines for children in the United States are confusing and hard for parents to understand and follow, according to a study in the December 1 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Food-allergy fears drive overly restrictive diets
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 ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Loyola pediatrician provides Halloween tips for nut allergy sufferers
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 ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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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 ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Children, males and blacks are at increased risk for food allergies
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 ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Researchers turn off severe food allergies in mice
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 02, 2010 |
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First study of its kind finds children with food allergies are often victims of bullying
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 ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Communication crucial to protecting food-allergic children at school
(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 ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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