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    posted 04/06/2008, comments (2)

    Modified Food for Allergy: Could Peanut Allergies Be Relieved By "Franken-Peanuts?"

    This is Part One of a weekly, 3-Part Series on Modified Foods For Food Allergies. Part Two is about fermenting soy to reduce allergens. Part Three is about modifying eggs to reduce allergic reactions.     Would you eat a peanut stripped of all that makes it a peanut - including the proteins that could cause a deadly allergic... Read moreChevron
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    posted 04/02/2008, comment (1)

    Food Allergy Labels Helpful, but May Not Tell The Whole Story

    Dr. Sam Ahn, research fellow at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York presented findings from a co-authored study about consumer attitudes and response to the new food allergen labels at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology annual conference in Philadelphia. (The study was co-authored by Dr. Scott Sicherer at Mount Sinai... Read moreChevron
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    posted 03/03/2008, comment (1)

    Banishing Nuts from Georgetown University's Cafeteria

    Read about the university's move to rid the cafeteria of nuts  College can be a wonderful time. For many young people, it's their first taste of autonomy: away from home, legally considered an adult, no one to make sure you get to an early morning class or turn in your homework, no parent checking out your dates, "His hair is... Read moreChevron
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    Anaphylaxis & You - What You Need to Know

    In my last post, I talked about allergies to medicine and how that can result in anaphylaxis. I thought I'd go into a bit more detail in this post about what anaphylaxis is and what you can do about it. Allergies come in many forms. There's the kind closely linked to asthma that can cause sneezing, sniffling, stuffy head, wheezing,... Read moreChevron
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    "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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