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Many Parents Who Think They Have Food Allergies Actually Don't
When kids have food allergies, the children’s parents may think they have food allergies too, but this is often not the case, a new study found.
The study, which involved only parents of kids with food allergies, showed that many parents who reported also having food allergies didn’t actually have any. In fact, when the researchers conducted allergy tests on parents who thought they had these allergies, more than 70 percent of these parents tested negative.
The study calls into question the reliability of people’s self-reports of allergies, the researchers said. The findings are also surprising, given tha...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experts Now Recommend Introducing Peanuts To Babies At High Risk Of Allergies
For millions of children who have peanut allergies, mealtimes can be deadly. And for years, doctors have advised parents to keep peanut products away from children thought to be at high risk.
But new guidelines issued Thursday state that infants should be introduced to peanut products as early as 4 months old if they appear to be at high risk of developing food allergies.
A panel of experts convened by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says that introducing peanuts early in life can actually help prevent the development of peanut allergies.
The new recommendations encourage...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
School Board Member Resigns After Saying 'Just Shoot' Kids With Food Allergies
A school board official in Michigan made a public remark about shooting kids with food allergies -- and it caused her to leave her job. Advocates say it also demonstrates there's still a lack of knowledge and tolerance of the serious medical condition, even among those who work with children.
On Tuesday, suburban Detroit's Clawson Public Schools announced that Board of Education Trustee Linda Grossmann had resigned after making the comment at a school board meeting during a discussion about how children with food allergies have changed what food can be distributed at schools.
"Well, you should just shoot them," Grossman...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 All-Natural, Cost Effective Products That Help You Defeat Allergies
Allergy season is upon us. For those of you who suffer from winter, summer or seasonally ranging allergies, there are some natural fixes that Mother Nature has to offer that can enable you to defeat allergies. We'll give you a headstart with our top seven picks for all-natural, affordable products.
Drink Green Tea
Green tea is loaded with a ton of good-for-you antioxidants that can help prevent allergies. But namely, one sticks out here: an antioxidant phytonutrient called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). It helps to block the body's release of histamine and immunoglobulin E (IgE); both key culprits in allergic reactions...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When Seasonal Allergies Get Serious
By Lacie Glover for U.S. News
Spring is finally here, and many regions in the U.S. are beginning to thaw after a treacherous winter. Many of us are eager to get outside to welcome back warmer weather.
But if you’re one of 50 million Americans with seasonal allergies, you might be dreading spring as much as others look forward to it. Spring allergy season is the worst time of year for most allergy sufferers, although some regions experience allergy-inducing weather year-round.
For most people, seasonal allergies are not severe, and over-the-counter medications are sufficient to deal with occasional flare-ups of sneezin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Achoo! What You Need to Know About Colds vs. Allergies
Sujan Patel, MD Assistant Professor of Allergy and Immunology New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Achoo! What You Need to Know About Colds Versus Allergies Sneezing, sniffling, coughing... are these signs of a cold or allergy? Many symptoms of the common cold and respiratory allergies can overlap, leaving patients confused as to the best course of treatment. However, there are some simple ways to tell these conditions apart. Causes and treatments differ for each, so knowing which one you have could mean the difference between getting well soon or feeling ill for weeks. What Causes Colds and Allergies? The commo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Safely Dine Out With Food Allergies
For many people, an invitation from friends to get dinner and a movie or go out for a bite to eat is a cherished pastime. For the approximately 15 million Americans with food allergies, however, this simple invitation can often go hand-in-hand with anxiety. The top eight foods responsible for 90 percent of food allergic reactions are peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, eggs, wheat, soy, and dairy, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Many of these foods are commonly used as ingredients in restaurant menus, but they are far from being the only foods that can cause an allergic reaction. It's also important to...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Our Environment Can Induce Allergies Even Before We're Born
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Children's Book Puts The Spotlight On Kids With Food Allergies
With her new children’s book, Ginny Heenan aims to help kids with food allergies by making one the main character.
In Avril Knows, Heenan writes about a girl named Avril who has a nut allergy. Her parents ask an artist named Jophiel, who is also their neighbor, to paint a portrait of her. Jophiel learns about the precautions Avril must take because of her allergy and discovers that some kids get mad at her at school because they can’t have certain food in the classroom. In the end, Jophiel uses her portrait of Avril to show her how powerful and special she is ― food allergy and all.
The story is especially p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Birthday May Play A Role In Whether You Suffer From Allergies
Scientists have long noticed a strange correlation between when we're born and how likely it is that we'll experience certain health problems, including allergies.
Thanks to an international team of researchers, we now can at least partly explain how this happens: The season you were born in can leave certain "markers" on your DNA that may influence your health, said Dr. John Holloway, professor of allergy and respiratory genetics at the University of Southampton in England and a co-author of the new study.
"If we can go on to identify what it is about season of birth that causes these changes, this could ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Didn't You Hear? There Is a 'Cure' for Peanut Allergies
I woke up this morning to at least 10 emails from well-intentioned friends and family telling me, in not so many words, "Probiotics cure peanut allergies. Quick, run out now and buy them." Being a food allergy advocate, I had already read the study to which they were referring. While I found it interesting and believe it may add a valuable piece to the puzzle that is food allergies, it was so very far from what the headline screamed. What the conclusion of this small study, with no long-term data, was in my humble opinion is that adding a probiotic to traditional OIT (oral immunotherapy -- which is when the patient is fed...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here's What Parents Of Kids With Life-Threatening Allergies Think Of The EpiPen Price Increases
Jennifer DiMercurio’s 7-year-old son, Liam, relies on the EpiPen, an auto injector used to treat anaphylactic shock, to save his life in the case of a severe allergic reaction. The device delivers a dose of epinephrine that’s worth about $1. But over the past nine years, Mylan, the pharmaceutical company which makes the EpiPen, has increased the price of the patented injecting device from $100 to $600.
That increase put the DiMercurios in a bind. In January 2015, DiMercurio’s husband started a new job that didn’t include health insurance. The family turned to the private market, where they found a ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
That New Study Linking Nail Biting To Fewer Allergies Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does
This study aligns with past research that finds, for instance, that babies whose parents suck their pacifiers to “clean” them (passing oral microbes from the adult to the infant) are less likely to develop eczema and asthma in toddlerhood.
Malcolm Sears, a professor of medicine at McMaster University in Canada and a co-author on the paper, wants to emphasize that this paper wasn’t designed to recommend whether or not a parent should encourage nail biting or thumb sucking. Instead, he simply described it as an observation that adds to scientific knowledge of the potential causal connection between ex...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Secondhand Smoke and Allergies in Kids
This study did not include children who were exposed during pregnancy. This made it easy to determine the effects of secondhand smoke. Results from this study clearly showed that secondhand smoke exposure resulted in increased sensitization of children starting at age four. This sensitization to food allergens persisted into adolescence. Food allergies can have a tremendous impact on children's lives, and the health care costs associated with managing this long-term health concern are significant. How can you protect children from the health effects of secondhand smoke? First, do not smoke around your children, where you...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oh, Lovely: The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading
By Megan Molteni for WIRED.
First comes the unscratchable itching, and the angry blossoming of hives. Then stomach cramping, and — for the unluckiest few — difficulty breathing, passing out, and even death. In the last decade and a half, thousands of previously protein-loving Americans have developed a dangerous allergy to meat. And they all have one thing in common: the lone star tick.
Red meat, you might be surprised to know, isn’t totally sugar-free. It contains a few protein-linked saccharides, including one called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal, for short. More and more people are lear...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
