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Allergy Medications
, Allergy Support Groups
, Asthma
, Living with Allergies
by ruth on March 31, 2009
If your child has been newly diagnosed with asthma, how do you talk to your children about their condition, medications and symptom management?
Schering-Plough, manufacturers of Asmanex Twisthalers,...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on March 29, 2009
According to a new Swedish study, more people turns out to be allergic to the by-product of a fragrance compound used in soaps and shampoos.
"I would suspect that about 2% of the complete populat...
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Food Allergies
, Information About
by ruth on March 28, 2009
I received the following from Papoose Publishing by email and thought I would share:
If your child has had an allergic reaction to foods served at school / nursery you could be entitled to make an ...
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Allergy Medications
, Online Shops
by ruth on March 27, 2009
If you prefer shopping for your allergy medications online, take advantage of Rite Aid's offerings for allergy sufferers. Rite Aid has teamed up with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, &...
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Information About
, Living with Allergies
by ruth on March 25, 2009
If you're not using any mattress protectors or pillow casings, can you imagine just how much allergens your bed will be harboring in say, two years? It might keep you awake if you knew! Just think...
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Hay Fever
, Living with Allergies
by ruth on March 24, 2009
Has spring sprung in your neck of the woods? Here's a video courtesy of CNN featuring ways to avoid the worst of the spring allergy season:
Embedded video from CNN Video
Spring is ...
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Food Allergies
, Online Shops
by ruth on March 19, 2009
Vermont Nut Free Chocolates has something new on its range of tree- and peanut-free goodies: an all-natural nut free granola bar. It's the perfect snack for kids and adults with nut allergies! The...
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Allergy: Research and Development
, Food Allergies
by ruth on March 18, 2009
Finally, after so many years of experimentation and careful monitoring, a handful of kids who were previously severely-allergic to peanuts can now tolerate about 15 peanuts a day.
For the study, which...
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Food Allergies
, Product Alerts
by ruth on March 18, 2009
Golden Chocolate International, Inc., is recalling "Brighton Beach Candy" due to undeclared walnuts.
The product was distributed in retail stores, delis, and restaurants in California, Mary...
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Food Allergies
by ruth on March 13, 2009
How many times have we heard of food allergies being used as weapons for bullying? Too many. But this has got to be one of the most nutty (pun intended) I've ever encountered: Ex-Fiance Accused Of...
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Information About
, Latex/Rubber Allergies
by ruth on March 12, 2009
In one of the first entries I've written on latex allergies, I mentioned that the use of powdered gloves makes it worse for someone who has latex allergies. The rubber proteins adhere to the powde...
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Asthma
by Gloria Gamat on March 12, 2009
Sulphoraphane - found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables - may help protect against asthma and other conditions due to respiratory inflammation.
Such were the findings of a new study.
Cons...
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Asthma
, Living with Allergies
, Living with Allergies
by ruth on March 5, 2009
Schering-Plough is giving away annual scholarships amounting to $5,000 each to 10 high school seniors with asthma who intend to pursue higher education. All high school seniors with asthma who will gr...
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Asthma
by Gloria Gamat on March 3, 2009
A UK study found that young children who spend more than two hours a day watching TV double their risk of developing asthma.
It's not the television exactly that the experts blame, but the sedent...
