Gluten allergy
Friday, January 18th, 2008Food allergy guidance published
BBC News - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said products made with ingredients that may cause an allergic reaction should have them listed on a card, label or menu. Its new voluntary guidelines are backed by an advice booklet which warns that “eating even a
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Teen Says Hair Dye Burned, Scarred Scalp, Face, Neck
FOX News - are extremely rare but can occur for a very small number of people,” the spokeswoman told the Daily Mail. “That’s why it’s vital that people using hair colorants are informed of the risks and know the importance of carrying out a skin allergy test 48
Source: www.foxnews.com
News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
Medscape News - Limitations of the study include no information on maternal food allergy, and parental reports on children’s diet and symptoms creating possible information bias. “Further studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms of this protective
Source: www.medscape.com
From Festivus to the rest of us, new traditions reign dear
Lebanon Reporter - We never intended on doing it ourselves, but thanks to peanut allergy, it just sort of happened. It’s historically been more of a quiet day with few guests, and it didn’t start with the most cheerful, supportive outlook, but you know what? We sit
Source: www.reporter.net
Hopkins Hospital drops latex gloves
Baltimore Sun - In the meantime, allergy researchers uncovered many of the rubber proteins that, in various combinations, trigger the allergies. Brown estimates that Hopkins, which conducts 40,000 to 50,000 operations a year, sees about one severe latex reaction in
Source: www.baltimoresun.com
