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.

Sneezing in the Spotlight: Grin and Bear It? (source)
What do actors, sports figures and performers do when they have allergies? Keep going. See a list of famous people and their allergies – Did you know Tiger Woods has a pollen allergy (and all those beautiful flowers on the course!).

Allergic? Be Prepared, But Don’t Stay Home (source)
Tips for safe travel with food allergies, also story of a travel writer who has allergies and has visited the hospital a number of times during travel.

Procedure Promises Allergy Sufferers Relief Without Surgery (source)
New procedure can shrink and remove tissue to unblock the nasal passages caused by allergies; about 70% of nasal allergy sufferers are good candidates for this.

FAAN Brings “Food Allergies: Living and Learning” to Annual Food Allergy Conference in Chicago (source)
Food Allergy Awareness Week begins with the15th annual Food Allergy Conference in Rosemont, Ill., on May 10, 2008 presented by FAAN full of lots of good information.

Patients Detail Horrors of Nasal Spray Dependency (source)
Patients report the vicious cycle and negative side effects of using nasal spray, the relief it brings at first and then the dependency it causes later.

Costs of Allergy Treatment (source)
Ruth discusses the costs of allergy treatments and some ways to keep the high costs down.