Does Teacher’s ‘Right to Eat’ Trump Allergy Safety?
A Long Island mother felt “shell-shocked” after being told at a school meeting that music and art rooms would not be made nut-free as an accommodation for her daughter’s life-threatening allergy....
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Refused Seat On Amtrak, Allergic Teen Launches Suit
Noah Joseph, 13 A Michigan teenager with peanut allergy has launched a civil rights complaint against Amtrak in relation to its policy on unaccompanied minors with life-threatening food allergies....
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Study Proves Gluten ‘Brain Fog’
Marijus Auruskevicius via Thinkstock This article was first published in Allergic Living’s Fall 2014 print edition. The notion that gluten can affect the brain has generated its share of controversy in...
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CEO Sets AAFA on New Course
AAFA’s Cary Sennett and his wife Sara are avid tandem cyclists.Dr. Cary Sennett has taken the helm of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) at a time when he sees health care on the cusp...
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Need to Know: Oats and the Gluten-Free Diet
Thinkstock This article originally appeared in the Winter 2015 print issue of Allergic Living magazine For the Canadian version, click here. The subject of oats and the gluten-free diet can be...
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Need to Know: Oats and the Gluten-Free Diet (Canada)
Thinkstock This article originally appeared in the Winter 2015 print issue of Allergic Living magazine. For the U.S. version of this article, click here. The subject of oats and the gluten-free diet...
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Allergy and Asthma Friendly Tech Tools
Want a fun way to teach your kids about asthma management? Need to access your medical records while traveling? Now, there are apps for that. Companies across North America have identified specific...
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Peanut-Contaminated Cumin Leads to Massive Allergy Recall
Thinkstock What started as a single company recalling spice products due to the undeclared presence of peanut in cumin has snowballed into the most widespread series of allergy-related recalls since...
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Inside the Peanut-Tainted Cumin Recalls: What Happened?
Thinkstock Updated February 19, 2015 – As the widespread series of recalls of cumin products containing undeclared peanut continues across the United States, Allergic Living reached out to regulators...
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Closing in on a Cure For Cat Allergy
Thinkstock This article first appeared in Allergic Living magazine. Updated: Feb. 18, 2015 THE ANCIENT Egyptians were said to revere the cat, glorifying it in hieroglyphs, depictions of deities and...
View ArticleCumin Recalls Continue in Canada
A Canadian company is recalling ground cumin products for containing undeclared almond, as part of an ongoing series of allergy-related cumin recalls taking place in Canada, the U.S. and Britain. The...
View ArticleAnother Ground Cumin Recall Hits the U.S.
A New York company is recalling ground cumin products due to the potential for undeclared peanut. Maya Overseas Food issued the recall after discovering that its 7-ounce bags marked “cumin powder” may...
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Wet Wraps Work Well in Treating Eczema
A child is wrapped in wet clothes after bathing. That burning, all-consuming itch experienced by children with severe eczema can be soothed without the need for powerful oral steroids, showed a July...
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When Food Allergy Strikes an Adult
Thinkstock Developing a food allergy in adulthood is a life-changer. Your carefree diet is out the window, and now you have auto-injectors, anaphylaxis risks, and lots of explaining. Meet those who’ve...
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Need to Know: Oats and the Gluten-Free Diet
Thinkstock This article originally appeared in the print issue of Allergic Living magazine. For the Canadian version, click here. The subject of oats and the gluten-free diet can be confusing. Here’s...
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Need to Know: Oats and the Gluten-Free Diet (Canada)
Thinkstock This article originally appeared in the Winter 2015 print issue of Allergic Living magazine. For the U.S. version of this article, click here. The subject of oats and the gluten-free diet...
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Allergy and Asthma Friendly Tech Tools
Want a fun way to teach your kids about asthma management? Need to access your medical records while traveling? Now, there are apps for that. Companies across North America have identified specific...
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Peanut-Contaminated Cumin Leads to Massive Allergy Recall
Thinkstock Newer article – Inside the Cumin Product Recalls – is here. The following was posted Jan. 22, 2015 and updated March 13. The chart was updated April 7, 2015. WHAT started as a single company...
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Inside the Peanut-Tainted Cumin Recalls: What Happened?
Thinkstock Updated March 13, 2015 – As the widespread series of recalls of cumin products containing undeclared peanut continues across the United States, Allergic Living reached out to regulators and...
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Closing in on a Cure For Cat Allergy
Allergic Living | Allergic Living This article first appeared in Allergic Living magazine. Updated: Feb. 18, 2015 THE ANCIENT Egyptians were said to revere the cat, glorifying it in hieroglyphs,...
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