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.

First-born Babies’ Higher Asthma And Allergy Rates Due To Pregnancy Conditions (source)
A new study conducted in the Isle of Wight, UK shows that first-born children are at higher risk of developing asthma and allergy because of different conditions they experience in the uterus, and this could lead to the reduction of chances by changing conditions in the uterus.

Stress During Pregnancy Increases Asthma, Allergy Risk to Baby (source)
Harvard researchers have determined that mother’s stress while pregnant does affect the chances of babies having allergies and asthma; it is like a “pollutant” that affects the immune system.

Dade City Teen Charged in Mother’s Allergic Shock (source)
16 year old girl charges with aggravated domestic battery after she allegedly spiked her allergic mother’s food with seasoning salt that she is allergic to.

Stat Kids Allergy Alert Products Now Available on Amazon.com (source)
The Stat Kids product line is now available on Amazon.com and features practical, kid-friendly, allergy specific wristbands, lunch bags, backpacks, Epi-Pen carry bags and other products that quickly and clearly communicate the needs of allergic children to their teachers, counselors, babysitters and others.

Dodd Champions Food Allergy Bill (source)
U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd has a daughter with severe food allergies and he is currently championing legislation in the Senate to establish national guidelines for schools to take proper preventative steps.

‘House’ Mixes a Weak Tonic for His Soap Opera Actor Patient (source)
Interesting take on allergies complete with a real medical analysis about the TV show, House.

Survey Reveals Allergy Training Gap (source)
Three quarters of primary care nurses have no training in potentially life-threatening allergic conditions, according to a survey.

Babies of Farm Moms, Better Protected from Allergies (source)
According to a new research, a pregnant woman’s exposure to farms may confer protection to her newborn from allergies and other childhood atopic diseases.