Search Results for: allergic-living-news-report

In the Fall issue of Allergic Living, we turned to three allergy advocates and moms to help navigate the world of the kid’s birthday party. Gina Clowes, a Certified Life Coach and founder of AllergyMoms.com; Beatrice Povolo the director of marketing and communications for Anaphylaxis Canada and Susan Clemens, the moderator of AllergicLiving.com’s Forum and [...]

Trouble viewing this e-mail? Click here. In early June, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it was seeking public input on how to make air travel more accessible to people with severe peanut allergies. Specifically, DOT said it was considering these options: banning peanuts from being served on flights; restricting them from being served [...]

Has food allergy become the life-threat- ening disease that gets no respect? Gwen Smith, the editor of Allergic Living, thinks so in an opinion article for CBC.ca. The cause of her concern: widespread media misinformation that 30 per cent of the U.S. population “thinks” they have food allergies while, as we all know, far fewer [...]

Hope can be born of tragedy. Five years ago, on May 16, 2005, the Ontario legislature united to pass “An Act to Protect Anaphylactic Pupils,” known widely as Sabrina’s Law. The abbreviated name honours Sabrina Shannon, the 13-year-old who died following a devastating food allergy reaction at her school. In just five years, literally tens [...]

It’s the 5th anniversary of Allergic Living magazine but, rather than looking back, we’re looking to the future – and a magnificent future it promises to be. In our 20-page feature report in the Spring issue, we explore the latest food allergy treatments. From vaccines to “masked peanuts,” immunotherapy and herbal remedies, avoidance will no [...]

By Gwen Smith We’ve been getting a lot of e-mail at Allergic Living magazine from readers asking: what do you think about the Canadian Transportation Agency’s decision that Air Canada must accommodate peanut and tree nut allergies? Does it go far enough? And then Air Canada responded to the CTA, and that brought more mail: [...]

Spoil the allergic sweeties in your life with luxurious bites from three companies dedicated to safety and quality. Heart’s Content Premium chocolate free of peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and egg from Guardian Angel Foods. Large hollow chocolate heart filled with smaller solid hearts: $7.99/75 g. Select stores in Canada or online. Chocolate Lover Organic artisan [...]

The Canadian Transportation Agency has ordered Air Canada to create a formal policy that includes nut- and peanut-free “buffer zones” on its airplanes when a person allergic to these foods is on board. In its ruling, published January 7, the agency also declared peanut and tree nut allergies a “disability” in the context of air [...]