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Food Allergy Bill is now Food Allergy Law by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Fri 07 Jan 2011 12:00am On Wednesday President Obama signed 35 bills into law. One of them was the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Act . This is welcome news for our school children with food..., but the federal government will provide the standards and schools can craft a food allergy policy to fit their needs. We need consistency among our schools in the way food allergies Read on »

Food allergies for you = food allergies for your baby? by Baby Health Blog .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:20pm

1 Comment Despite a lot of research, the exact cause of food allergies and the reason the number of kids affected is on the rise, is still something of a mystery. One very common question on the subject is “Are food allergies genetic?” While no one has identified a “food allergy gene,” research does show that if Mom, Dad or both parents have a history Read on »

Food Allergies: more information and the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) by Neil Kao Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am TheFood Allergy Initiativeis a non-profit organization founded in 1998 whose main goal is to support research to find a cure for life-threatening food allergies. Useful information can be found on their website. I find the lists of synonyms for various foods to be particularly helpful. For example, if your child has an allergy to soy, consider Read on »

Food Allergy Friendly Basball Games and Food Allergy Contest by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Fri 17 Sep 2010 12:00am of the game. Part of the money from the tickets sold at the Indians Sept. 26 game will go to FAAN for food allergy research. Go team! For more peanut-aware games, visit my friend Read on »

Allergy Eats Helps Those With Food Allergies by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Wed 07 Apr 2010 12:00am Paul is a dad of kids with food allergies. He's a busy man who set his sights on making it easier for families with food allergy to eat out. The result is a new online guide called Allergy Eats . The concept is simple- people who deal with food allergies share information with one another by rating restaurants. It's a peer review system Read on »

Allergy On Board is a Food Allergy Resource by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Fri 09 Apr 2010 12:00am There's a new company available to help families cope with food allergy. Allergy On Board offers t-shirts and books for children with food allergies. The t-shirts are quite adorable and use the slogan "allergy on board" to convey the message that the wearer has a food allergy. It's a positive message that gets the point across without being Read on »

Food Allergy Alert- Recall of Allergy Medications by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Mon 06 Dec 2010 12:00am This is getting tiresome and time consuming, but there has been another recall of medications that may affect the allergy community. All Benadryl Fastmelt products, as well as Jr. Motrin, have been recalled by McNeil Consumer Healthcare. Go check your medicine cabinet and then check here for details of the recall . For a food allergy Read on »

My Very Own Allergy Kit for Food Allergies by Ria S. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Oct 2008 8:55am with his severe food allergies. I guess this is a good time as any to revisit what got me to where I am today! My boy was just a baby and he had a piece of an almond cookie. I'm sure most food allergy moms can relate to this... that first anaphylactic reaction! He threw up and starting getting hives all over his body, and swelling. We put him in footed Read on »

Cold Allergy Better Than Food Allergy? by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 12:00am with food allergy than a cold allergy. I guess it's all in what you're used to. Allergies with the risk of anaphylaxis, no matter what triggers them, all need to be treated... Did you see the segment on the Today Show Tuesday morning about the 9-year-old who has a cold allergy? The family talked to Matt Lauer about how the little girl can't Read on »

Cold Allergy Better Than Food Allergy? by Food Allergy Assistant Facebook

Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 6:23am with food allergy than a cold allergy. I guess it's all in what you're used to. Allergies with the risk of anaphylaxis, no matter what triggers them, all need to be treated... Did you see the segment on the Today Show Tuesday morning about the 9-year-old who has a cold allergy? The family talked to Matt Lauer about how the little girl can't Read on »