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Fear of Food: An indepth examination of the psychological toll of anaphylaxis.[Read more] Ask the Allergists: oral food allergies, asthma at the hot springs, ‘may contains’ in class, a bad case of hay fever, mystery reactions to wine. The Crisis in Asthma Control: Why are asthmatics avoiding their meds and living half lives? [Read more] Allergy [...]

Protecting Baby: The new thinking on allergy and asthma prevention. [Read more] Ask the Allergists: about testing the resisting child; hives from the cold; and is it ezcema or nickel allergy? Athletes vs. Asthma: How Susan Auch and other champions excel, despite this condition. [Read more] Spotlight: Dr. Scott Sicher on what parents need to know [...]

Off to College with Allergies: A special report – how students cope, and are institutions adapting? [Read more] Spotlight: CBC’s Shelagh Rogers on this “wheaty world”. [Read more] Pets, kids and allergies: New research leans in favour of Fido. Perfume for the Scent Sensitive [Read more] Ask the Allergists: about allergies and anxiety; mould in the fall; [...]

Summer Smog and Asthma: Investigating new research into the link between traffic pollution and the disease. [read more] Spotlight: Kim Koeller, author and world traveller with allergies and celiac disease. [read more] Judging a Can by Its Cover: Canada readies new food labeling rules. [Read more] Food: Get grilling! Superb and “safe” barbecue classics. [Read more] Allergy News: [...]

The Hayfever Handbook From the culprits to the best prevention strategies and medication options. [read more] The Sneeze-Free Garden A must-have guide. The Kiss and Christina Desforges She became known as the girl who died from a peanut kiss. But what really happened? Teen Tragedies An Allergic Living investigation shows why teens are at such high [...]

On the Job With Allergies: The considerable perils and the solutions. Spotlight: Coach Mike “Pinball” Clemons and his wife on seafood allergies. Nutrition: Pregnancy, allergy and the diet facts. Winter Asthma: Flare-ups can be avoided. Allergy News: The need for backup epinephrine; a Sabrina’s law sought in Alberta; “asthma-friendly” products launch. Relatives Ahead: Dealing with [...]

Allergies & Schools: How prepared are Canadian schools for students at risk of anaphylaxis? Spotlight:Q&A with Erica Ehm. Home Free: Sizing up the environmental and chemical dangers lurking in the typical household…with solutions. Allergy News: The E-Belt; asthma and hayfever may lower the risk of cancer; The EpiPen gets a makeover; Twinject, the new double [...]

The Essential Guide to Allergic Travel: Where to stay and eat in Canada and the U.S. Spotlight: Q&A with triathlete Simon Whitfield How Do They Do It?: The coping secrets of three families whose active children have multiple food allergies. Allergy News: Sabrina’s Law, allergy legislation, Asthma management study. Hot Topics: Why Laurie Harada of [...]

Vaccine Quest : Peanut-allergy research explored. Environmental Allergies : Breathing easier this spring. Happy Campers : Finding a good camp for an allergic kid. Sulphites Cook Up Trouble : The additive that sparks anaphylaxis. A Kiss is Not Just a Kiss : Tips for dating with allergies. Sabrina’s Law : Tragedy inspires a law to [...]

It was a week so harrowing that Michelle Wilson can have trouble remembering which child reacted first. For the 29-year-old mother from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the anxiety began on the first birthday for younger daughter Paige. The family was celebrating over ice cream when the child’s head began to swell. “It was scary,” Wilson says. [...]