Weekly Round Up: Cleaning Your Kids, Summer Relief, Trace Adkins…
By Heather Legg | Jun 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Step 1: Cleaning Out Your Kids! (as seen on Good Morning America) (source)
I love this article! Blog with excellent, realistic tips on getting the colors out of our food; yuck - who wants green ketchup anyway.
Relief for Summer Allergies (source)
Summer allergies mimic summer colds, but treat as allergies and enjoy the outdoors. Continue reading…
Weekly Round Up: Floods Advice, Traffic Pollution, Lucy Waverman Interview…
By Heather Legg | Jun 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Allergy Expert Has Advice for Flood Victims (source)
Expert gives helpful advice for people sensitive to mold and mildew dealing with the floods and the effects they have.
Traffic Pollution Puts Kids at Higher Allergy Risk (source)
A child’s risk of developing allergies increases by up to 50 percent from pollution caused by traffic, a rate that increases the closer the child grows up next to major roads, a new study says. Continue reading…
Weekly Round Up: Food Allergy Increase, Fatal Allergies, Preparing for Emergencies…
By staff | Jun 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Alarming Increase in Food Allergies Fuels Specialty Markets (source)
It’s not just the food market that is needing niche markets due to allergies, check out this article for more information on the growing needs spurred by allergies.
Allergies Can Turn Fatal (source)
Not only pollen and mold allergies get worse in the summer, food allergies and insect allergies can be more dangerous in summertime, too. Continue reading…
Weekly Round Up: Asthma-Allergy Study, Peanut Allergy Sue, Living with Peanut Allergy…
By staff | Jun 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Asthma-Allergy Study will Track 5,000 Canadians from Before Birth Until Age 5 (source)
A $12 million study on allergies and asthma is being launched to follow 5,000 Canadian children from their mother’s pregnancy until the age of five.
Allergy Stickers by Jeeto (source)
Resilient, vinyl stickers to alert people of allergies; use on lunchboxes, backpacks, etc. Continue reading…
Probiotics for Allergy Relief
By Heather Legg | Jun 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These days we are hearing more and more about the benefits of probiotics, the live organisms in supplement form that contain potentially beneficial bacteria or yeasts. They are in supplement form, in certain foods and possibly have all kinds of health benefits. The latest being allergy releif for hay fever. Continue reading…
Weekly Round Up: Turbinate Coblation, Survival Guide, School Reaction…
By Heather Legg | Jun 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Procedure Helps Allergy Sufferers Breathe Easier (source)
A procedure called turbinate coblation is helping some allergy sufferers find relief.
Survival Guide for Allergy Sufferers (source)
Some interesting allergy facts and info. Continue reading…
News Round Up: More Cookies, Aussies “Hypochondriacs,” First-born at Higher Risk…
By staff | May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Bella’s Cookies Expands Food Allergy/Dietary Selection (source)
Bella’s Cookies of Milton, DE has expanded their allergy free selection due to increases in food allergies and abundant special requests.
Aussies the Worst “Hypochondriacs” (source)
Statistics show more than one in 10 Australian adults claim to suffer from some sort of food allergy, when only 1-2 % have a true allergy to food. Continue reading…
Weekly Round Up: Cold or Allergy, Awareness Campaign, Holiday World…
By Heather Legg | May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Cold Or Allergy? Symptoms Will Be All Over Face (source)
A few distinguishing factors between a cold and allergies.
Patricia Blagojevich Launches Food Allergy Awareness Campaign (source)
Illinois first lady Patricia Blagojevich today launched the state’s Food Allergy Awareness Week including a statewide education campaign. Continue reading…
Weekly Round Up: Educational Briefing, Allergy Medication Effects Driving, Famous with Allergies…
By Heather Legg | May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy (source)
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) will sponsor an educational briefing on Capitol Hill to introduce its “Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy” on Tuesday May 13 during Food Allergy Awareness Week.
Allergy Medication Can Effect Driving (source)
New research shows that nearly a fifth of those who take allergy medicine report that their driving is effected. Continue reading…
Hope for Peanut Allergies?
By Heather Legg | May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Anyone with a food allergy or parent of a child with food allergy knows of the constant fear and worry that comes with it. You have to plan, inform, prepare, avoid, monitor, the list goes on. And as diligent as you are, reactions can still occur. Just because someone is allergic to a food, say peanuts, doesn’t mean they will experience anaphylaxis, but it also doesn’t mean they won’t. Continue reading…
