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FOOD ALLERGIES OFTEN IMAGINED Nearly a quarter of adults in the United States think they or their children have food allergies, but only a small percentage of them actually are allergic to foods or food additives, according to an article published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Only to percent of adults have real food allergies, and only to percent of children younger than years old have them, the report noted. But for those who do have them, food allergies can cause a harrowing.. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) , DETECTING YOUR CHILD'S ALLERGY Q. I've heard parents blame food allergies for everything from bed wetting to fingernail biting. How do you tell if a child has an allergy? L. C. , Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A. Last week's column addressed the problems caused by food sensitivities everything from chronic temper tantrums to diarrhea. Now comes the hard part. If you suspect your child may be food sensitive, how can you really be sure?Start by playing detective, says pediatric allergist Doris.. St. Louis Post Dispatch May , Allergy Medicine Keeps Sufferer Awake Q My allergies have been especially bad this spring and my d or prescribed Seldane D. He said it wouldn't make me drowsy and it didn't. But I have had an awful time trying to fall asleep. The old Seldane never kept me awake. What did they do to it? A Seldane D is a new prescription formulation, but its ingredients are familiar. They include the original Seldane antihistamine, terfenadine, and a nasal ongestant, pseudoephedrine, found in many allergy products... Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) May , Allergy sufferers say ah choo to spring, Pollen parade starts hay fever season The area's long, lush spring has produced an abundance of tree pollen to bedevil allergy sufferers. But weeping, sniffling victims might take comfort in the fact that this year's pollen levels haven't come close to past records. ``I know people don't want to hear this, but the season's only been average or slightly worse than average,'' said Towson allergist John Bacon. ``There's a nice crop out.. Hingham Journal, The (MA) , 'Peanut mom' shares perspective on allergy COMMENTARY As a new academic year begins, parents are busy preparing backpacks and planning meals and snacks for their children to take to school. This year, I am too, but from a very different perspective than the years before. Last May, my year old, peanut allergic son passed a food challenge, which cleared him of his potentially deadly food allergy. Only about percent of kids with peanut allergy ever outgrow it, and mine did. The joy our family feels comes from what seems like a miracle, even.. Allergy Research Group, Inc. Announces New National Accounts Manager Allergy Research Group, Inc. 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New York Times, The (NY) , Entrepreneur Envisions a Cat That Doesn't Cause Allergies Coming next genetically modified pets? Transgenic Pets, a small company in Syracuse, says it is developing a genetically engineered cat that will not cause allergies, an effort that could allow millions of people who cannot now do so keep cats as pets. Transgenic Pets is developing genetically engineered cat that will not cause allergies, effort that could allow millions of people who cannot do so keep cats as pets; allergies free cat is closer to concept than execution; Transgenic.. Los Angeles Times May , Allergy Medicine The Next Generation Regulation A vaccine that gets close to the root of the problem is among the stronger treatments the FDA will review. Even as prescription only nasal treatments are helping many allergy sufferers manage their reaction to pollen, a new generation of medications is in the regulatory pipeline, awaiting the U. S. Food and Drug Administration's scrutiny. Pollen, which contains semen spores, is what plants use to mate. But humans get in the way. The histamine released from mast cells, which line the skin and mucous membranes, causes the symptoms, which are specific to where the pollen lands. In the.. Plus Lifestyles May , CENTER SPECIALIZES IN ARTHRITIS, ALLERGY The Arthritis and Allergy Center in Fort Pierce offers diagnostic facilities in EMG and nerve conduction as well as pulmonary function studies. It provides physical therapy and orthotics and specializes in the management of patients with the following conditions Musculoskeletal disorders osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, gout, lupus, vasculitis, tendonitis, myositis and other muscle disorders; ankylosing spondylitis and other similar arthopathies; neck and..

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