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.. . Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News , Spores may spark allergies in
infants Jun. Infants exposed to fungus spores early in life have a
greater chance of developing allergies, a study by University of
Cincinnati scientists has found. It’s the first study to link airborne
fungal spores with a risk for multiple allergies in children.Infants
exposed to higher concentrations of spores were more likely to develop
allergies to mold, pollen, dust mites, pet dander and food, said Tiina
Reponen, an environmentalhealth researcher.The study is to be… . , Food
for thought, Schools grapple with food allergy policies When parents send
food to school for classroom consumption, they are creating a potential
danger to students. And according to Thomas M. Caruso, principal at Major
Edwards Elementary School in West Boylston, the practice needs to be
controlled or stopped.”Student food allergies are going through the
roof,” Mr. Caruso said, adding that the danger of allergic reactions to
food from home is most severe during the holidays. Nuts, nut oils, soy,
wheat, food coloring… . Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News , The
silent tormentor Allergies . Does that bowl of peanuts give you horrible
skin rashes? Or do your eyes resemble the Niagra Falls everytime you
drive through rush hour traffic? These are sure signs of allergy which
can make life miserable. A mere irritant at first sight, allergies today
are fast becoming a major cause of worry. Experts maintain that over per
cent Indians suffer from allergies and respiratory disorders and the
numbers are increasing in metros and major cities due to increasing
levels of stress and… . Miami Herald, The (FL) , WHEAT ALLERGIES CAN
SEVERELY LIMIT DIET If there is any doubt that food allergies have hit
the mainstream, one need look no further than the season’s new, top rated
series, ABC’s Sunday night soap Desperate Housewives.Neatnik nag Bree (
cia Cross) reacts to her henpecked husband’s laration that he wants a
divorce by accidentally? poisoning him using salad tongs as her weapon.
He’s allergic to onions, she conveniently forgets that at the salad bar,
he collapses and the… . Chicago Sun Times , New drug helps allergies,
profits, With Claritin patent up, ads tout Clarinex, but is it any
better? Just in time for the spring allergy season, the new drug Clarinex
is coming on the ket with an advertising blitz but no proof it works
better than older allergy drugs. “Billions of seasonal allergies, one
tiny blue pill,” proclaim ads from manufacturer Schering Plough Corp.
Schering Plough makes Claritin, the nation’s best selling prescription
allergy drug. In , the Food and Drug Administration is expected to switch
Claritin to… . (CA) , ALLERGY FREE GARDENING ISN’T AN ANOMALY Tom Ogren
likes to talk about sex, sex and more sex.Not the kind Dr. Ruth deals
with. Ogren is talking about plants, not humans, and he’s particularly
concerned about pollen produced by male plant clones and how that pollen
contributes to allergy. Plants and the allergies they cause through their
male female interaction are the reason behind Ogren’s new book ”Allergy
Free Gardening” ( Speed Press, $ . ).With… . . . Lancaster New Era
(PA) , CHASE’S STORY ‘THERE’S ALWAYS HOPE’ FOR CHILDREN WITH FOOD
ALLERGIES CHASE HENRY’S BACKPACK doesn’t feel quite so heavy these days.
No more EpiPen for the year old who was allergic to peanuts.Chase, the
son of Lancaster Countians Corky and Cindy Henry, recently outgrew his
life threatening allergy. “It’s a miracle,” says Cindy. “We’re one happy,
fortunate family.”Many children outgrow food allergies, says Dr. Clark R.
Kaufman of Allergy Immunology… . Lancaster New Era (PA) , CHASE’S STORY
‘THERE’S ALWAYS HOPE’ FOR CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES CHASE HENRY’S
BACKPACK doesn’t feel quite so heavy these days. No more EpiPen for the
year old who was allergic to peanuts.Chase, the son of Lancaster
Countians Corky and Cindy Henry, recently outgrew his life threatening
allergy. “It’s a miracle,” says Cindy. “We’re one happy, fortunate
family.”Many children outgrow food allergies, says Dr. Clark R. Kaufman
of Allergy Immunology… . , FOOD ALLERGIES MIGHT BE CAUSE OF SKIN RASH
As many as one third of children with chronic, difficult to treat atopic
dermatitis an itchy, inflamed skin rash may have unidentified food
allergies that are causing or worsening their condition, according to a
new study.
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