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Food Allergy

Research on a Roll

What’s in the pipeline for food allergy treatments. Idea: Peanut Allergy Vaccine What’s Involved: The treatment is based on immunotherapy – that is, by slowly introducing the immune system to something it is allergic to, the system will eventually learn to tolerate the allergen. The problem is, with food allergy, anaphylaxis can occur. To eliminate [...]

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Lament for Sesame

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Food Label Awareness: Sesame Allergy

When a family member has a sesame allergy, reading is protection. Reading labels is a way of life when you or a member of your family has an allergy to sesame. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources of sesame or other seeds that may [...]

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Food Label Awareness

When a family member has an allergy, reading is protection. Reading the ingredients on every packaged food label becomes a way of life when you have food allergies and are at risk of anaphylaxis. Labels have to be carefully before a food is sampled by the allergic family member. While labels are supposed to by [...]

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Food Label Awareness: Allergy to Tree Nuts

When a family member has a tree nut allergy, reading is protection. Reading labels is a way of life when you or a member of your family has a tree nut allergy. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources of nuts and alternate names for it. Also [...]

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Food Label Awareness: Sulphite Allergy

When a family member has an allergy to sulphites or any food, reading is protection. Reading labels is a way of life when you or a member of your family has an allergy to sulphites, the food additive. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources [...]

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Food Label Awareness: Soy and Legume Allergies

When a family member has an allergy to soy or another legume, reading is protection. Reading labels is a way of life when you or a member of your family has a peanut allergy. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources of soy or legumes [...]

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Food Label Awareness: Peanut Allergy

When a family member has a peanut allergy, reading is protection. Reading labels is a way of life when you or a member of your family has a peanut allergy. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources of peanuts and alternate names for it. Also [...]

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Food Label Awareness: Milk and Egg Allergies

When a family member has a dairy or egg allergy, reading is protection. Reading labels is a way of life when you have milk or egg allergies. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources of dairy or egg and other names for dairy, milk or [...]

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Food Label Awareness: Shellfish and Fish Allergy

When a family member has a seafood allergy, reading is protection. Label Aware – Fish and Shellfish Allergy Reading labels is a way of life when you have fish or shellfish allergies. Before eating anything in a package, be sure to read the label carefully. Look for hidden sources of fish or shellfish and other [...]

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