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Eating at the Commons could kill me: The Independent

Jane Merrick, The Independent, 12 May 2013 I love food. I could eat for a living – in fact, I do, in that my job involves lunching with politicians. But I know that my next meal could kill me. It is truly an occupational hazard. Like Jo Swinson, the Employment minister who was last week [...]

MP with nut allergy almost dies after eating biscuit: Guardian

The Guardian, 6 May 2013 Equalities minister Jo Swinson is recovering after almost dying from an allergic reaction to a biscuit, it has been reported. The Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire was driving home from a charity cake sale in Glasgow on Saturday when she unknowingly began eating a biscuit that contained nuts. Her [...]

Shortage of food allergy resources has children’s lives at risk: Herald Sun

Herald Sun, 12 May 2013 AUSTRALIA is unprepared for the rising food allergy epidemic which now affects one in 10 children, experts say. Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia president Maria Said claimed there was a shortage of food allergy resources across Australia, placing kids’ lives at risk. “This shortage means lives are placed at risk because [...]

School lunchbox bans driving parents nuts

The Telegraph, 12 May 2013 PARENTS are in revolt over school lunchbox restrictions with four out of five complaining schools are overly concerned about food bought to school and one in three objecting to the banning of nuts.Even the Allergy and Anaphylaxis Association says school-wide bans on nuts in lunchboxes aren’t effective and the president [...]

Food Allergy Awareness Week

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Mom’s Saliva Can Strengthen Babies’ Immune Systems

Time Magazine, 6 May 2013 Picking up a dropped pacifier and sucking it clean may help infants to be better germ fighters. The practice not only protects babies from the nasty microbes on the floor, but passes on good bugs that can lower the risk of allergies, according to a new study from Swedish researchers [...]

New asthma & allergy brochure from National Asthma Council Australia

National Asthma Council Australia has launched a new series of brochures, including one on asthma and allergy. Asthma & Allergy (NEW) Due to the close link between asthma and allergy, it can be more difficult to manage your asthma if your allergies are not managed well also. Our guide shows you management and treatment options [...]

Asthma Control Urged on World Asthma Day

National Asthma Council Australia, 7 May 2013 Today, Tuesday May 7 is World Asthma Day and the National Asthma Council Australia is throwing its weight behind the day’s international call to action: “It’s time to control your asthma”. According to National Asthma Council Australia spokesperson, Associate Professor Ian Charlton, Australia has one of the highest [...]

Shopping app aids allergy sufferers

The Australian, 30 April 2013 GS1 GoScan: THERE’S an array of apps now that scan barcodes in shops. However, GS1 GoScan may prove to be the most useful of all in supermarkets. It’s designed for those with allergies and special dietary needs, and alerts you to foods you shouldn’t buy. When you scan a supermarket [...]

Washington Post reports on rising allergy rates

Parents report more food and skin allergies in kids; health officials can’t explain increase There could be other explanations, though. Big cities have higher childhood allergy rates, so maybe some air pollutant is the unrecognized trigger, said Dr. Peter Lio, a Northwestern University pediatric dermatologist who specializes in eczema. Some suspect the change has something [...]

What It’s Like to Be an Allergy-Mom

Huffington Post, 24 April 2013 My son is a funny, kind, curious, nine-year-old kid who likes to draw, swim, learn about whales and play Legos and tag with his friends… oh, and he happens to have food allergies. Let me be clear on the phrasing; he’s not an allergy-kid. He’s a kid with allergies. While [...]

How Does Epinephrine Turn Off an Allergic Reaction?

Dr. Hemant Sharma, Allergic Living Magazine Q. How does epinephrine turn off an anaphylactic reaction? This seems rather amazing, since anaphylaxis affects so many body systems. Dr. Sharma: The ability of epinephrine to treat the many signs of anaphylaxis is rather amazing. It acts on a number of receptors in the body to exert its [...]

New immune cells hint at eczema cause

University of Sydney News, 22 April 2013 University of Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin diseases. The findings have been published today in the journal [...]

The Doctor Trying To Solve The Mystery Of Food Allergies

Dr Kari Nadeau discusses multi-allergy desensitisation trials at Stanford Uni Last month we posted a story on multi-allergy desensitisation trials at Stanford Uni. Here you can listen to researcher Dr Kari Nadeau discuss food allergy and the Stanford study. The Doctor Trying To Solve The Mystery Of Food Allergies Kera News, 15 April 2013 No [...]

Herald Sun: Australia in bid to lead food allergy war

Herald Sun, 15 April 2013 AUSTRALIA has one of the worst rates of food allergies and eczema, but a group of scientists wants to make it the best at finding solutions. One in five Australians has an allergy and it can take more than 12 months for a child to get an appointment with a [...]

Swedish study suggests feeding kids fish could help prevent allergies

Central Queensland News, 15 April 2013 Kids eating fish have less allergy risks: research FEEDING fish to kids before they reach the age of 12 could help prevent allergies, scientists say. Experts from the Institute of Environmental Medicine and the Department of Clinical Science and Education in Stockholm, Sweden analysed data from 3,285 children registered [...]

A personal account of anaphylaxis

Allergies and Anaphylaxis ABC Local Radio, Sydney, 8 April 2013 Kate was 17 and surrounded by 3000 kids at a special assembly and as you can imagine it was total mayhem! She was hungry and decided to eat a cookie. The problem was it contained nuts. Since Australia has one of the highest allergy rates [...]

Warning: more than 50% of supermarket foods may contain traces of vague warning statements!

“May Contain” warnings … What do they really mean? Food Mag, 6 December 2012 The injudicious use of ‘may contain’ warnings and the proliferation of their usage has resulted in the creation of yet another hazard for the allergy sufferer, writes Food Assist’s Ron Cossen. Today, no one questions the importance of labelling food products [...]

The dangers of self-diagnosis

The Australian, 30 March 2013 Aussies increasingly use the internet to diagnose food allergies, cutting out major food groups without medical advice AUSTRALIANS are increasingly self-diagnosing food allergies and intolerances, cutting out major food groups without seeking professional advice. Kate DiPrima, a spokeswoman for the Dietician Association of Australia, said she’s seen an increase in [...]

GoScan hopes to improve life for food allergy sufferers

Food Mag, 25 March 2013 GoScan, a mobile phone app for those wanting quick, easy-to-understand, detailed information about the foods they’re eating has been launched. Developed by GS1, the app provides the option of scanning a product’s barcode and – assuming the product is in GoScan’s database – retrieving the foodstuff’s nutritional data. The database [...]

Japanese faces covered in masks as hay fever meets Chinese pollution

Japan Daily Press, 22 March 2013 It’s hay fever season in Japan. And with that, the industry of surgical masks is at its highpoint. According to Yano Research Institute, it is a whopping 26 billion yen (approx. $274.5 million) market. The biggest seller, Kowa Co., announced that it even plans to produce five times more [...]

Allergic Girl blogger responds to NY Times Allergy Buster article

allergicgirl.blogspot.com.au, 18 March 2013 Response to Food Allergies in the New York Times The last few days have a been a whirlwind of emotions for the food allergy community. First there was the article in the New York Times called The Allergy Buster as well as a Q&A with the author and food allergy mom [...]

UK Daily Mail article emphasises comprehensive care for eczema

Maria Lally, UK Daily Mail, 19 March 2013 Handing out steroid cream can leave children in pain: How GPs are adding to the agony of eczema Looking down at my 20-month-old daughter Sophia’s feet, my heart nearly broke. The skin was angry, cracked and bloody. She had similar patches on her legs, tummy, back and [...]

NY Times Mag reports on multi-allergy desensitisation trials at Stanford Uni

Melanie Thernstrom, NY Times Magazine, 7 March 2013 The Allergy Buster Can a Radical New Treatment Save Children With Severe Food Allergies? For nine years, the greatest challenge Kim Yates Grosso faced each day was keeping her daughter Tessa safe. Tessa was so severely allergic to milk, wheat, eggs, nuts, shellfish and assorted other foods [...]

US study recommendations for avoiding nut allergy while flying

EmaxHealth, 15 March 2013 8 Tips for Avoiding a Peanut Allergy Reaction While Flying A new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology―In Practice, reports that passengers on commercial aircraft all too often are underserved by airline staff who are neither trained nor prepared for dealing with passengers who have an allergy [...]

More on early intro of solids from Wall Street Journal

Further to the Conversation article we posted in February … The Wall Street Journal, 4 March 2013 Food Allergy Advice for Kids: Don’t Delay Peanuts, Eggs Parents trying to navigate the confusing world of children’s food allergies now have more specific advice to consider. Highly allergenic foods such as peanut butter, fish and eggs can [...]

Clarifying the Vitamin D debate

We recently posted some news items about seemingly contradictory research findings on food allergy and Vitamin D … A Murdoch Childrens Research Institute study into links between low vitamin D levels and food allergies in children And a German study which suggests too much Vitamin D during pregnancy can cause infant food allergies Our dietitian [...]

Another early start to sneezin’ season in northern hemisphere

Newsmax Health, 2 March 2013 Spring Allergy Season Starts Early in Some Parts of US The start of allergy season is overlapping with the cold and flu season in some parts of the United States, leading some people to wonder which ailment they have, an expert says. “We are already seeing patients coming in with [...]

Some tips for quick and easy allergy-friendly meals

Amie Valpone, FoxNews.com, 2 March 2013 Allergy-friendly meals in under 30 minutes Creating a quick, allergy-friendly meal in less than 30 minutes can seem impossible to many people, but it can be done. It’s actually quite easy if you use real, whole foods and focus your meal around fresh veggies, lean proteins and healthy fats [...]

News

Eating at the Commons could kill me: The Independent

MP with nut allergy almost dies after eating biscuit: Guardian

Shortage of food allergy resources has children’s lives at risk: Herald Sun

School lunchbox bans driving parents nuts

Food Allergy Awareness Week

Mom’s Saliva Can Strengthen Babies’ Immune Systems

New asthma & allergy brochure from National Asthma Council Australia

Asthma Control Urged on World Asthma Day

Shopping app aids allergy sufferers

Washington Post reports on rising allergy rates

What It’s Like to Be an Allergy-Mom

How Does Epinephrine Turn Off an Allergic Reaction?

New immune cells hint at eczema cause

The Doctor Trying To Solve The Mystery Of Food Allergies

Herald Sun: Australia in bid to lead food allergy war

Swedish study suggests feeding kids fish could help prevent allergies

More on the problem of self diagnosis and DIY diets as food sensitivity claims increase

A personal account of anaphylaxis

Warning: more than 50% of supermarket foods may contain traces of vague warning statements!

The dangers of self-diagnosis

GoScan hopes to improve life for food allergy sufferers

Japanese faces covered in masks as hay fever meets Chinese pollution

Allergic Girl blogger responds to NY Times Allergy Buster article

UK Daily Mail article emphasises comprehensive care for eczema

NY Times Mag reports on multi-allergy desensitisation trials at Stanford Uni

US study recommendations for avoiding nut allergy while flying

More on early intro of solids from Wall Street Journal

Clarifying the Vitamin D debate

Another early start to sneezin’ season in northern hemisphere

Some tips for quick and easy allergy-friendly meals

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