An entire town in Germany has taken
allergy-friendliness to the next level.
Baabe, Germany
According to The Local, a German news Web site, "The German Baltic Sea resort
town of Baabe is to be named the world's first "allergy-friendly community" by
the European Centre
for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF)."
Now this is news... Read more
When I first saw the ads for Out and About with
Allergies by Zagat, I was really excited. The Zagat guide is going to take on allergies and
food?! Rock on!
But it wasn't exactly as I had dreamed, at least not yet.
In a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that creates the allergy medication Veramyst,... Read more
This month's Harper's magazine features an article written by Meredith Broussard, called "Everyone's Gone Nuts: The Exaggerated Threat of Food Allergies." Pretty inflammatory title to any of us with food allergies or the parent of a food allergic child. So what is this article all about? The author writes that the... Read more
HealthCentral's experts are writing about major health issues for the 2008 presidential election. Add your comments--and watch for more opportunities to come. I've been very fortunate to have excellent health care during a lifetime of allergic asthma and environmental allergies. My parents had employers whose health insurance plans... Read more