News tagged with food allergy

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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

created Oct 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | 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

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Rate of childhood peanut allergies more than tripled from 1997 to 2008

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Childhood eczema is a growing problem

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.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Physicians knowledge of childhood food allergies needs room for improvement

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0