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Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, Australia) , Education vital in allergy battle, Food bans not answer, say experts MILK, peanut butter sandwiches and scrambled eggs are part of most children's diets but for Allira Lindsell even a taste of these foods could be deadly. The Albion Park preschooler was diagnosed with severe food allergies at just six months of age, with mild skin rashes and irritability the only signs something was amiss. Her parents Ruth and Darren said preventative measures including banning products containing peanuts at home had ensured Allira had never had an anaphylactic.. Hartford Courant, The (CT) , THE FAB LABRADOODLE, ALLERGY FRIENDLY BREED A CROSS BETWEEN A LABRADOR RETRIEVER AND A POODLE Barbie Herlth's son was a toddler when a d or warned that his allergies to dogs and cats could bring on asthma attacks. ``The allergist said, `There is absolutely no way you can have an animal. ' He recommended fish,'' Herlth said. But as Herlth's three other children grew, they pestered her for a dog, and she began to search. Herlth found labradoodles. An Australian website described labradoodles as a mix of Labrador.. New York Times, The (NY) , Q & A Twins and Allergies Q. Are identical twins allergic to the same things?A. Not necessarily, though there is a strong genetic component in allergy. Identical twins, who inherit identical genes, tend to be far more similar in their allergies than siblings or fraternal twins, who develop from two embryos, not one. The rate of similarity, however, is well below percent. Q & A column discusses allergies in identical twins; drawing (S) In one recent study, percent of pairs of identical twins.. Financial Times (London, England) , Allergy hopes to float on Aim to raise up to {GBP} m Allergy Therapeutics, a spin out from GlaxoSmithKline, is planning an Aim flotation to raise up to {GBP} m. The drugmaker wants to use the money to continue developing a course of allergy vaccines that requires fewer injections than current treatments. The project has been put on hold because of lack of funds. While the appetite for initial public offerings for small companies such as IP IPO and Wolfson Microelectronics has returned in recent weeks, fund managers are still doubtful.. Sounds of silence in allergy pills The sounds of spring are upon us hacking, sneezing, coughing. Spring allergies and subsequent asthma flareups come every year, but new medicines may help if you're one of the nation's million allergy sufferers. Singulair Previously approved for asthma and now able to treat seasonal allergies. May help people who don't get relief from popular antihistamines. Available by prescription. Claritin Treats allergies. Formerly the best selling prescription.. New York Times, The (NY) , Gene Jugglers Take to Fields for Food Allergy Vanishing Act The soybeans growing on a test plot in Hawaii look, grow and taste like other soybeans. But some people who eat them will notice a big difference, because the beans have been genetically engineered to cause fewer allergic reactions. The project is one of several efforts to use genetic engineering to reduce allergies from foods like wheat, rice and peanuts. Scientists are aiming beyond food allergies, too. A group in Australia has worked on removing allergens from ryegrass, a major cause.. New York Times, The (NY) , PRACTICAL TRAVELER Food Allergies Protecting Kids AS my taste for bologna attests, I am hardly a foodie. And yet at least once a year I find myself asking detailed questions of a variety of chefs. "Do you serve sorbet as well as ice cream?" Kevin Flynn Practical Traveler column offers advice to parents whose children have food allergies; drawing (M) "What sort of oil do you use for frying?" "How about your pasta? Do you make it with an egg?" These.. Houston Chronicle May , Panel allergy drugs need no prescription GAITHERSBURG, Md. 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 many 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.. Los Angeles Times , Family Album They'd Better Watch Out At holiday time, parents of kids with food allergies must be more vigilant than ever It might seem odd that Stephanie Lewson brought her own pumpkin pie to ie Callender's, a restaurant known for its pies. Weirder still that she cut the dessert into inch squares, speared them onto toothpicks and passed them out to the women gathered at the Lake Forest restaurant. As Lewis rattled off the ingredients (Mocha Mix, flavorless gelatin, Tofutti cream cheese, egg replacer), they oohed and aahed over the flavor and texture.

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