Mayo Clinic Q and A: All about food allergies and intolerances
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a grandmother to three wonderful grandchildren. My oldest grandchild is lactose intolerant. Recently, my youngest grandchild was diagnosed with a peanut allergy. What is the difference between food intolerance and allergy? ANSWER: Life at the dinner table is different for thousands of people in the U.S. living with a food allergy. Recent studies show that approximately 5% of children under the age of 5 and 3% of adults have food allergies. Food allergies… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
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Childhood Peanut Allergy Linked With Other Legume Allergies Childhood Peanut Allergy Linked With Other Legume Allergies
French children with peanut allergy also tend to have allergies to one or more other legumes, which are likely to cause anaphylactic reactions, researchers in France report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 4, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
The Next Hottest Alternative Milk Comes from Microbes
Milk is an extraordinary substance, packed with all the proteins, sugars, fats, minerals, and vitamins a young mammal needs to flourish until it can eat on its own. Co-opted by humans, cow milk—and to a lesser extent, sheep, goat, buffalo, and camel milk—is a founding food for much of the world, drunk straight, poured over cereal, used to lighten coffee, churned into butter, frozen into ice cream, and baked into desserts. Dosed with rennet—an enzyme produced in a calf’s stomach—it separates into the curds and whey beloved by Miss Muffet, ready to be drained, molded, and fermented into cheese.
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Source: TIME: Science - July 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate climate change Climate Innovators Climate Is Everything feature Food & Agriculture healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news
Peanut Allergy in Infants Unchanged After New Guideline Introduced in Australia
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 -- Guideline-recommended early peanut introduction in Australia has not been associated with a statistically significantly lower or higher prevalence of peanut allergy, according to a study published in the July 5 issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Does Giving Infants Peanut Lower Their Peanut Allergy Risk? Does Giving Infants Peanut Lower Their Peanut Allergy Risk?
Introducing infants to peanut may not lower their risk for peanut allergy, researchers in Australia suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - July 13, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Food recalls and sickness
Ice cream, strawberries, packaged salads, even peanut butter — they all have been in the news in recent months because of links to foodborne illness as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each week, the CDC investigates dozens of foodborne illnesses, like salmonella or listeria infections involving multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician, has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/jhZE6SdNh_Q Journalists:… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 11, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
A Systemic Review of Therapeutic Options for Peanut Allergy A Systemic Review of Therapeutic Options for Peanut Allergy
This review provides an update on recent diagnostic and treatment advances in the setting of peanut allergy.Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - July 5, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
Peanut allergy sufferer George, 10, tries new drug
George, 10, hopes a newly-approved drug will lessen the impact of his peanut allergy. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
James Paget Hospital to use Palforzia peanut allergy treatment
A Norfolk hospital is the first to be licensed to treat peanut allergy using a newly approved drug. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Hope for Relief From Peanut Allergy in Kids
Title: New Hope for Relief From Peanut Allergy in KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/30/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Allergies General)
Source: MedicineNet Allergies General - May 31, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
More products with Jif peanut butter recalled over salmonella concerns
Several companies have recalled products that contain Jif peanut butter amid an outbreak of salmonella infections. #peanutbutter #jif #outbreak (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Made to measure: why we can ’t stop quantifying our lives
From ancient Egyptian cubits to fitness tracker apps, humankind has long been seeking ever more ways to measure the world – and ourselves. But what is this doing to us?If anything exemplifies the power of measurement in contemporary life, it is Standard Reference Peanut Butter. It ’s the creation of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and sold to industry at a price of $1,069 for three 170g jars. The exorbitant cost is not due to rare ingredients or a complex production process. Instead, it is because of the rigour with which the contents of each ja r have been analysed. This peanut butter has ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: James Vincent Tags: Science Source Type: news
Several food companies pull products linked to Jif peanut butter recall
Food companies across the US are recalling products in the wake of a Jif peanut butter recall over Salmonella contamination concerns. Among them: (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Peanut Butter Product Recall Expanded Beyond Jif Due To 12-State Salmonella Outbreak
Just three days after J.M. Smucker Company had voluntarily recalled certain lots of their Jif brand peanut butter products, Cargill issued their own recall of peanut buttery products. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Food & Drink /food-drink pharma Source Type: news
Jif Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 -- Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products.
Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied to the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
