Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Kathleen MacNaughton

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Childhood Food Allergies May Not Be as Temporary as They Once Were

Millions of kids have food allergies, and the allergic reactions they have when they come into contact with their allergic triggers can be both worrisome and frightening for their parents. But for decades, experts have been telling us that many kids eventually outgrow such allergies. That may no longer be true, however. Researchers at... Read moreChevron
posted 01/01/2008, comments (0)|
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Kathleen MacNaughton

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Hookworms... Good News/Bad News for Allergy Sufferers

There's a promising new allergy treatment on the horizon, but it's a bit yucky, to be perfectly frank (though not exactly scientific!). It seems that gutworms, or more specifically, hookworms, which are intestinal parasites, may offer protection from allergies, asthma, and other immune system disorders, including diabetes and MS. I... Read moreChevron
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Zyrtec to Go Over the Counter

There are currently only a handful of what are considered second-generation antihistamines. These are drugs that can prevent allergy symptoms while NOT causing the drowsiness that most of the first-generation antihistamines brought on. The original second-generation drugs included Claritin, Allegra, and Zyrtec. Though all are similar in... Read moreChevron
posted 12/17/2007, comments (0)|
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The Time is Now for Food Allergy Awareness

The cover of a November Newsweek featured an article entitled "Kids and the Food Allergy Threat" accompanied by the image of a young girl holding a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in one hand and milk in the other while wearing a gas mask on her face. "Nobody knows precisely what causes food allergies," the article read.... Read moreChevron
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Egg Allergy, Flu Shot, and Thimerosal

This is my first shared post. I've been doing some research regarding egg allergy and the flu shot and in the process, I came across some articles that were disturbing to me. Specifically, the flu shot is one of the few vaccines that still has thimerosal, the preservative that has been cited as one of the root causes of the rise in regressive... Read moreChevron