Weekly Round Up: Carpenter’s Battle, Allergy Clues, Fatal Peanut-Butter Allergy…
By Heather Legg | Apr 28, 2008
Carpenter Battles to Fight Wood Allergy (source)
Carpenter follows his dream even though he is allergic to the dust from wood shavings.
Allergy Clues May Not Be On (Or In) The Nose (source)
Some good tips on diagnosing allergies, and some insight on the fact that they can change throughout one’s life.
Inmate Never Disclosed Fatal Peanut-Butter Allergy (source)
Inmate dies after eating a peanut butter sandwich after being in jail less than 12 hours…lots of questions here.
Are Home Health Tests Worth Buying? (source)
Some information on home allergy tests, though they can help a little in diagnosis, are they as thorough?
FDA Clears Glove Made form New Type of Latex (source)
FDA has approved a new type of latex for gloves which causes much fewer reactions than traditional latex gloves.
Felony Charges in Peanut Spiking Case (source)
Some good perspective on the many aspects of this case…school’s responsibilities, parents’ responsibilities, kid’s take on allergies…
Special Allergy Alerts (source)
The latest updates on food recalls due to undeclared allergens.
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening’s Fun (source)
Good tips for gardening despite your allergies, plus some low pollen plants you may ant to consider planting.
Spring is in the Air — Allergy Season will be One of the Worst (source)
Spring is hitting hard and due to factors like high precipitation and colder springs, this allergy season is really affecting a lot of the country.
Can Food Allergies Be Overcome With Scheduled Small Doses Of Allergens? (source)
Trials are being conducted on treating food allergies with small doses of the allergen. Very interesting…



