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Kathleen MacNaughton

Kathleen MacNaughton

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posted 01/16/2008, comments (0)

ALERT: Pregnant Mothers - Eat Mediterranean for a Healthier Baby

Moms to be who have a history of allergies and/or asthma themselves may pass a high risk of the same to their newborns. They can't help it. It's just that allergies tend to run in families. But a new study published in the journal, Thorax, this month reports that eating a Mediterranean diet while pregnant can provide significant... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 01/11/2008, comments (8)

"Everyone's Gone Nuts" -- A doctor responds to the Harper's Magazine article

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 moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 12/31/2007, comments (2)

Universal Health Care Is a Basic Need

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 moreChevron
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An allergy is the immune system's over-reaction to a normally harmless substance called an allergen.

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