Janeen Zumerling of Auburn Township, Ohio, knows better than to let her 4-year-old son, Jason, go anywhere without a pocket-sized medical device that can save his life. Like growing numbers of parents of severely allergic kids — and the children ...
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Guest blogger Gina : Even though I am always very clear that my son does not eat red meat, he was served a beef hot dog on a play date. When his friend's mom made him the hot dog, my 6-year-old said, "I'm not allowed to eat meat. I only eat veggie ...
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Two new government studies, published within days of each other, point to disturbing health hazards of genetically modified (GM) foods. On November 13th, a study by the Italian National Institute of Research on Food and Nutrition showed how GM corn ...
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- President-elect Barack Obama has inspired throngs around the world to say, "Yes, we can." But when it comes to finding a hypoallergenic dog for the White House, allergists are saying, "No, you can't ...
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MONDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. children allergic to foods such as peanuts, milk and fish is rising rapidly. At the same time, researchers are working on new approaches to treating these allergies, according to two reports to ...
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So -- to that pressing matter on the President-elect's agenda... You may recall that Mr. Obama spoke of the need to balance the promise of a puppy for his kids with the fact that his daughter Malia "is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic." Well ...
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Minutes after taking a bite of her dinner at Mrs. E’s dining hall, Heather Himmelwright knew something was wrong. Her face turned red and she could barely breathe. The peanuts in her food had caused a severe allergic reaction. She knew if she didn ...
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Buying groceries for the Nelsons is a laborious task, involving hours of travel and extensive label scrutiny. Just a year and a half ago, the family ate whatever they felt like, even as they were struggling to find someone who could tell them what ...
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Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): A new study has shown that developing antibodies to cockroach and mouse proteins is linked to a greater risk for wheeze, hay fever, and eczema in preschool urban children as young as three years of age. The study, conducted ...
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Nov. 12, 2008 -- Hypoallergenic dogs have gotten a lot of buzz lately as the Obama family searches for a dog to bring with them to the White House -- without triggering dog allergies in older Obama daughter, Malia. A quick glance at the Internet ...
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