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"The idea of actually treating it [food allergies] is fairly new," said Dr. Hugh Sampson, a pediatric allergist at The Mount Sinai Hospital in... . The Record (New Jersey) May , OVER THE COUNTER SALES BACKED FOR ALLERGY PILLS RECOMMENDATION WOULD COST BUYERS Three popular allergy medications are safe enough to be sold without prescription, a federal advisory panel ruled Friday in an unprecedented case that could save the health insurance industry billions of dollars but increase costs for consumers.Acting on a petition by Wellpoint Health Networks of Thousand Oaks, Calif., the Food and Drug Administration panel recommended that Claritin, Allegra, and Zyrtec be made available over the counter, without supervision by a d or.The vote was... . . . Mobile Register (AL) , Siberian may be the cat for allergy ridden Animal companions Siberian may be the cat for allergy ridden By STEVE STEINBERG The Dallas Morning News Cat lovers, this is nothing to sneeze at. The Siberian breed has become hot news among allergy sufferers who have always wanted cats but feared the resulting wheezes, sneezes, hives, watery eyes and other problems. Some breeders and allergic owners say that many people who react to other cats can cuddle a Siberian without trouble.Melissa Young of Arlington, Texas, has a year old... . New York Times, The (NY) , F.D.A. Survey Finds Faulty Listings of Possible Food Allergens An investigation of dozens of food companies by the Food and Drug Administration has found that in spite of strict labeling laws, as many as percent of manufacturers failed to list common ingredients that can cause potentially fatal allergic reactions. The mislabeling poses a threat to the roughly seven million Americans who suffer from food allergies and who rely on a product's packaging to keep them safe, according to the F.D.A. Food and Drug Administration... . Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) , POLLEN When the Bloom Is Off the Nose, Gardening for the Allergy Prone An estimated million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies, and chances are about half are sniffling, sneezing and coughing their way through gardening chores. The Intermountain Allergy and Asthma Clinic reports unprecedented levels of elm and cottonwood along the Wasatch Front already. There may be no way to completely eliminate irritants and allergens while gardening, but experts say there are certainly ways to minimize the misery.In his book Allergy Free Gardening (Ten Speed... . Courier Mail, The (Brisbane, Australia) , Allergies linked to mothers CHILDREN'S allergies may be related to the age at which their mothers started having menstrual cycles, research suggests. A study published in the medical journal Thorax found allergies were more common among people whose mothers started menstruating early and less prevalent among those whose mothers had their first period later, particularly after the age of .London University's Dr Baizhuang Xu said his preliminary findings supported the idea the female sex... . Times, The (London, England) , Allergies linked to onset of mother's periods CHILDREN'S allergies may be linked to the age at which their mothers started menstruating.Mothers who started their periods later may be less likely to give birth to children who develop allergies, scientists from Imperial College, London, suggest. A study of more than , Finnish women who were monitored up to the age of showed that tendencies to allergy were less common among those whose mothers began menstruating late, particularly after the age of .The... . The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.) , Book a map for managing child's asthma Asthma and allergies are the most common chronic childhood diseases with asthma affecting nearly million American children and allergies affecting some million. Anyone who's ever sat through a sleepless night with a child who's struggling to catch his breath knows the pain and frustration parents face when dealing with those chronic conditions.

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