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Sydney Morning Herald, The (Australia) , Food labels to reveal allergy causing ingredients Food labels will be required to mention allergy causing ingredients under a tough new regime being proposed to State and Federal governments. The Australia New Zealand Food Authority has recommended that food labels detail allergenic ingredients, including milk, eggs, fish, nuts and soybean, no matter how slight their presence in the food. The move, which has come under fire from the food industry, is a significant expansion of labelling requirements but would reflect current science and.. New York Times, The (NY) , Nothing's Safe Some Schools Ban Peanut Butter as Allergy Threat As any parent can testify, there is probably no surer staple of childhood than peanut butter a pure product of America, consumed at an annual rate of three pounds per person, invented by George Washington Carver, the brown bag and grape jelly backup for millions of schoolchildren who gag at peas and pre emptively detest anything cooked in a school cafeteria. Now peanut butter is under attack at the schoolhouse door. Cheap, nutritious, popular and traditional, it has nonetheless taken its.. The Tampa Tribune May , Veterinarians can offer treatments for allergies that give Fido fits BEACH PARK Spring can be a miserable time for people with allergies. Cats and dogs can suffer, too. Fluffy's fur is flying, but it may not be the fault of a flea. The real truth about cats and dogs is that just like people they may be scratching because of allergies. All creatures great and small are not equal when it comes to allergies. In the feline world, Asian breeds such as Himalayans and Burmese are particularly susceptible, says south Tampa veterinarian Walter.. Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) , ALLERGY PREVENTER GET S OVER THE COUNTER OK WASHINGTON (AP) Allergy sufferers will soon be able to buy the nation's first nonprescription medicine that promises to prevent, not just suppress, their sniffles. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the prescription Nasalcrom nasal spray to be sold over the counter. McNeil Consumer Products says the nonprescription Nasalcrom will be on drugstore shelves before spring. Until now, Nasalcrom had competed with the somewhat riskier nasal steroids d ors typically.. The Tampa Tribune , Allergy drug may be easier to get WASHINGTON Allergy sufferers may soon be able to buy without a prescription a medicine that promises to prevent their sniffles. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to allow the prescription Nasalcrom nasal spray to be sold over the counter. An estimated million Americans suffer allergic rhinitis, caused by annual pollen or mold seasons or persistent allergies from dust mites, pets or other substances. D ors try to prevent the symptoms by.. St. Louis Post Dispatch , SNACK ATTACK PEANUT BUTTER TAKING LUMPS AS SCHOOLS CITE ALLERGY FEARS They've banned toy guns, obscene T shirts, and cellular phones. Now schools in Massachusetts are targeting something more sacred the peanut butter sandwich. Faced with a rising number of children with allergies to peanuts, schools in the state are restricting that staple of the American child's diet, that longtime partner to jelly and shmallow Fluff. The problem is not simply peanut butter sandwiches; it's secondhand peanut butter, touched or inhaled,.. New York Times, The (NY) , IN BRIEF New Information Line On Asthma and Allergies Asthma and allergy sufferers can obtain the latest information on treatment and problems free from a new phone line. The Asthma Allergy Information Line, at ( ) , is operated by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The toll free number works only in New Jersey, but residents elsewhere can reach the line at ( ). D ors and nurses from the medical school's Asthma and Allergy Research Center in Newark will answer questions from A. M. to.. Rocky Mountain News (CO) , SNIFFLES COME EARLY THIS YEAR BLAME THOSE PRESEASON ALLERGIES ON MILD WEATHER The cottonwoods are blooming early this year, and noses are running from Julesburg to Cortez. Allergy season is here, earlier than usual, and that's bad news for the , Coloradans with allergies. "There could be some pretty high counts," said Dr. Harold Nelson, senior staff physician at Natonal Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver said. "The cottonwoods are in full pollination. "That usually.. May , CAT ALLERGY? ONLY ONE CURE Toss out that tabby if you have cat allergies. Nothing else really works, according to a recent Henry Ford Hospital test of products that claim to make the animals less irritating to sufferers. "The best thing to do is to remove the cat from the home," said Dr. Charles Klucka, who led the Ford study. "The next best thing is keeping the cat out of the bedroom" and having those afflicted take allergy drugs or get shots, he said.. The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution , ALLERGY SEASON ARRIVES Nothing to sneeze at Mid is sniffle time for many allergy sufferers and right on schedule the pollen count jumped into the high range Monday. The reading of particles per cubic meter of air was more than double the season's previous high count, according to the Atlanta Allergy Clinic, which measures Atlanta's pollen. Over the past six years, fall pollen counts have peaked between t. and t The average weekly counts have been the highest during the third week..