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Health knowledge made personal
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Health knowledge made personal
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Pittsburgh Children's Institute sets food allergies talk (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sat Nov 07 21:00:01 PST 2009
Dr. David R. Nash will present Food Allergies: Presentation, Diagnosis and Management. Nash is the director of Clinical Services at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in the section of allergy/immunology.
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How do you deal with food allergies when eating out? (USA Today)
Fri Nov 06 14:58:48 PST 2009
USA TODAY is looking for readers with food allergies who are willing to share their unusual challenges with eating out at restaurants, friends' homes and/or parties.
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Video: H1N1 Vaccine & Allergies (CBS News)
Sat Nov 07 13:02:22 PST 2009
Dr. Alanna Levine speaks with Erica Hill about some difficult and unanswered questions surrounding the H1N1 virus. Should parents get their child vaccinated if they are allergic to eggs?
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Warmer Homes Mean Better Health For Poor People, Study Suggests (Science Daily)
Sat Nov 07 20:23:32 PST 2009
Being warm enough at home might lead to better health, according to a new review. Positive effects included reductions in breathing-related concerns such as cold and flu symptoms, first diagnosis of nasal allergies and wheezing and dry coughs at night. Better heating also appeared to have on...
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Good health keeps your pet smiling pretty (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Sun Nov 08 00:24:54 PST 2009
(ARA) - Our pets tend to eat the same way we do, which means - unfortunately - more cats and dogs suffer from unbalanced diets, obesity, food allergies and other health problems related to nutrition.
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Web Entrepreneur Launches Web Site to Distribute High-Quality Bedding & More (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Sat Nov 07 23:01:00 PST 2009
Founder of ComfortersAndMore.com, Mary Shelton, created an online business to distribute a variety of high-end comforters, sheets, blankets and other bedding merchandise to a global market. Her inventory also includes an assortment of products intended for customers with goose-feather allergies....
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Pesticides in Residential Areas of Half Moon Bay (Coastsider)
Sat Nov 07 13:08:37 PST 2009
By Sande Anfang: As a person with allergies from many chemical agents, and a concerned parent and citizen, I am writing to decry the use of heavy pesticides in the fields south of the townhouse community on South Main Street. I keep my workplace windows open to minimize indoor air pollution....
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Allergy Alert/CFIA: Undeclared Peanuts in Certain Nutkao Brand Nut Spreads From Italy (Marketwire)
Fri Nov 06 20:39:06 PST 2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 6, 2009) - Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and GiGi Importing Ltd. are warning people with allergies to peanuts not to consume certain Nutkao brand nut spreads...
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Dogs Recruited To Fight War On Allergies (WCBS-TV New York)
Tue Nov 03 13:42:51 PST 2009
For people with severe food allergies even the slightest exposure can mean a trip to the hospital. And peanut allergies can be lethal, especially for children. But now there's a new weapon to help sniff out danger. Four-year-old Chase Cygan is getting to know his new dog "Slinky," but this...
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Asthma Not Determined By Genetics Alone (Medical News Today)
Sun Nov 08 03:46:11 PST 2009
While progress has been made in identifying genes associated with asthma, the disease is complex, and its development is likely dependent upon both genetics and environmental exposures, according to a leading expert presenting at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and...
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