I came across a few articles on partying for people with allergies and thought you might want to check them out. These articles are brought to you by Beyond Allergy, yet another online resource...

Have you seen Revolution Health's new source center for child food allergies? If not, then hop on over and check out the varius informative articles on child food allergies there. Aside from...

The headline from a recent news release from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences reads, New National Study Links Asthma to Allergies, which got me quite confused for a while....

Can you imagine that in Scotland, immunologists are so few that allergy patients may wait up to five years before they get treatment? Allergy UK chief executive Muriel Simmons said that many allergy...

Remember my entry about discovering your allergies by accident? Well, it doesn't apply just to food allergies. For some people, it takes years for something to happen for them to realize...

Did you know that in some cakes, you can substitute apple puree for eggs? I came across this adjusted recipe for Victoria Sponge, from cookery writer Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, the author of Food Allergy...

Just wanted to give kudos to two Johns Hopkins graduate students Mike Martin and Marcelo Chamecki for the field study they've been conducting on the evolution and dispersal of ragweed pollen....

Doctors and researchers in Europe have set new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of cows milk allergy in children. The allergy experts drew up the Act Against Allergy Taskforce, and recommend...

I thoroughly enjoyed reading India Knight's article on The Sunday Times, "That's no food allergy, just bad manners". In the beginning, I thought she was one of those who didn't...

I briefly mentioned quinoa in a recent entry, as an alternative to wheat. I probed a bit more and discovered that it is actually not a cereal. Its leaves are also eaten as a leaf vegetable, although...

>Egg Alert! Inter-American Products, Inc., a division of The Kroger Co., is recalling all codes of "Private Selection Classic Churned Light Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream" in...

I know I've blogged about Dyson vacuum cleaners a couple of times before, the latest about its being certified asthma friendly. Well, the latest is that they've created a limited edition pink...

I just wanted to draw your attention to another allergy blog I've come across: Living Allergy Free. From her profile: Family of 6. Oldest son - Asperger's syndrome, asthma, food &...

Indeed, there have been countless studies indicating that a pregnant woman's diet has a big influence on the health of her child not just during in utero, but also predisposes the child to certain...

Spelt is an "ancient" species of wheat. A lot of resources indicate that spelt bread and other baked goods made from spelt are tolerated by people who have wheat allergies. However, spelt...

My previous entry on discovering food allergies accidentally made me remember the time when we first realized that my son has food allergies. He was nearly six months old when we started him on solids...

Imagine a man, being rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries following a street accident. According to reports, He had injuries to his head and chest but was able to walk and talk when he was...

I was going through this article, which started by telling how his parents discovered that the now-15 year old boy discovered that he has peanut allergies. He doesn't remember much of how he...

I've always thought that breastfeeding reduces the risks of a baby's developing allergies later in life. According to breastfeeding books and experts, that's one of the benefits of...

Does keeping a pet protect a child from developing allergies, or trigger allergies? Frankly, I am getting more and more confused. If we were to base it on the hygiene hypothesis, there is reason to...