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Except for children like Sue Dzurenda’s year old son. Gavin, a second
grader at Spotsylvania’s Parkside Elementary, has a peanut allergy.Even a
tiny morsel of a peanut or… . Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) , The Irish
Times Living in a world of allergies The Irish healthcare system is not
yet set up to cope with the changing allergy environment, reports Sylvia
Thompson .Children with severe allergies to foods such as peanuts have a
poorer quality of life than children with diabetes, according to Prof
Jonathan Hourihane, the incoming professor of Paediatrics and Child
Health at University College Cork. It’s a surprising comparison but Prof
Hourihane sincerely believes that daily insulin injections are less
troublesome for a… . , Many kids outgrow food allergies Every year,
thousands of parents learn of their children’s food allergies after a
reaction that can affect many body systems, including the respiratory
system, the gastrointestinal tract, skin or cardiovascular system. About
million school age children have a food allergy, and one child in under
the age of has a food allergy. Before experiencing an allergic reaction
to a food, a child must have been exposed to the food at least once
before, which can occur through breast… . . . Daily Reflector, The
(Greenville, NC) , Understanding food allergies Q I think my year old
daughter has food allergies. She gets cranky when she eats anything that
has soybean oil in it. What do you think? � K.K., Winterville A I can’t
give you an answer based on the little bit of information you have
provided. So I asked Ed Johnson, a fourth year ECU medical student who is
an aspiring pediatrician, to discuss food allergies and what action you
might take. Here is what Ed says The term �food… . , Sneezing season,
Identify allergy culprits in your yard Excess male trees overpollinating
us In “Safe Sex In The Garden (And Other Propositions For An Allergy Free
World),” author Thomas Leo Ogren noted that in , only to percent of
Americans suffered from respiratory allergies. Today, percent of us do. d
ors have proposed all kinds of reasons pollution, cockroach epidemics,
poor ventilation, molds, too clean houses, too dirty houses.Ogren also
has a theory too many guys and not enough dolls. He believes that the
American tendency to landscape… . Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City,
UT) , Rain a blessing, curse for allergies Those prone to the sneezing,
sniffling, teary eyed misery of allergies in spring have found recent
rain both blessing and curse. It’s a blessing because it washed away the
pollen that triggers the symptoms. And it’s a curse because it promoted
growth of the plants that will one day soon again make the pollen.If you
haven’t noticed that allergy season’s already under way, you don’t have
allergies…. . Charlotte Observer, The (NC) , IS THERE A PLACE FOR
PEANUTS?, TEEN’S DEATH RAISES PROFILE OF SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES, EVEN AS
SCHOOLS TRY TO REDUCE RISKS Sandra Price lost her daughter last month to
a severe peanut allergy.Now she and others are asking for help to save
others like year old Gina Hunt. Price wants restaurants to post signs
warning patrons if their food might contain peanut products or
traces.She’s also asking schools and parents to be aware that peanut
allergies are much more deadly than most other food allergies, and to be
cautious when offering food to children.The Charlotte Mecklenburg
Schools… . , Some ways to cope with allergies to pets My previous
column was devoted to children with allergies. Now consider a bigger
picture. There are more than million cats and dogs in the United States.
An estimated million Americans, adults and children, are allergic to
pets. People can develop allergies to any furry animal. Cats seem to take
the blame for the most allergies because cat allergens are especially
potent and people have closer contact with cats.An allergy is an immune
reaction to an allergen or protein found in the… . Oakville Beaver
(Ontario, Canada) , As if allergies wasn’t enough now there is sinusitis
Summer is here, but for some sufferers so has their allergies. And if a
runny nose and watery eyes isn’t bad enough, more than half of Canadians
with allergies are also susceptible to sinusitis a painful condition that
can be characterized as a cold that just won’t go away.
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