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• The Greenest Olympian: Speedskater Kristina Groves drive to save our planet and our air.
• The Emerging Allergies: From beef to sesame, lentils and more. [Read more]
• Where Gluten Hides – 12 places you wouldn’t expect a sneaky protein.
• All About Eye Allergies: From the itch to the tears, and what to do. [Read more]
• Allergy News: Breakthrough on milk & egg [Read more]; 1 in 12 Canadians food allergic [Read more]; Peanut sensitivity in milk-allergic kids; cautionary high school tale.
• Currents: Canadian Network for Respiratory Care’s special asthma and allergy supplement. [Read more]
• Ask the Allergists: shrimp shells in products; eczema and cow’s milk; nuts vs. seeds; stinging insect reaction.
• The Allergic Diva: She screams for allergen-free ice cream. View recipes
• Ask the Celiac Expert: Inventive ideas for snacking gluten-free.
• Summer Allergy-free Recipes, including allergy-safe Avocado & Cucumber Soup, Arugula & Watercress Salad, Citrusy Steak Salad and Rhubarb Mojito.
• Ask the Dermatologist: about poison ivy allergy.
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada finds wilderness camping not as nuts as it sounds.

5th Anniversary Issue
Future of Allergies Special Edition:

• Future of Food Allergies: real progress on the horizon. [Read more]
• Research on a Roll: pills, ‘pednuts’ and vaccines.
• Plasticizers, allergies and pollution: new asthma connections.
• Celiac Disease’s Future – Will you eat gluten again?
• Allergy News: Peanut allergy more than triples [Read more]; Air Canada’s response to nut accommodations ruling; cats in the cabin and asthma ‘disability’ [Read more], EpiPen updated [Read more].
• Currents: Canadian Network for Respiratory Care’s special asthma and allergy supplement. [Read more]
• Ask the Allergists: latex allergy; peanut reaction and puberty; autism and allergy; and managing sesame allergy.
• Sabrina’s Law: the first anaphylaxis law turns 5. [Read more]. The Pollen Forecast: From NASA’s role to backyard testers.
• Southwest Cuisine Recipes, including allergy-safe Turkey Tortillas, Chipotle Chili with Cornbread, Black Bean Burritos and Rhubarb Mojito.
• The Comeback Kid: A boy’s strange trances stopped with a celiac diagnosis.
  
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada on how to restaurant-proof your tween or teen.

• Dating with Allergies or Celiac: from kissing to date precautions and more. [Read more]
• Celiac Disease: the link to type 1 diabetes. [Read more]
  
• Allergy News: Now it’s top “11” food triggers [Read more]; H1N1 update [Read more]; ban on pets on planes weighed; survey of schools.
• Sweat and Allergies: reacting to your own body heat. [Read more]
• Asthma and Stress: the role of anxiety, even that of your mother.
• Product Reviews: Movie meals; kids’ totes/placemats; chemical-free mattresses; dust-mite-proof bedding; home spa.
• The Allergic Diva: Pam Lee’s baking invention for the allergic parent.
• Indoor Air Quality: 5 power plants that eliminate toxic fumes. [Read more]
• Ask the Celiac Expert: How to set up a gluten-free kitchen. [Read more]
  
• Breathing Space: The Lung Association supplement. Includes: H1N1 update; hand-washing tips; asthma in kids soars; dust mites and carpets.
• Allergy-safe Recipes: Great winter meals and Holiday Baking.
• Travel: Allergy-friendly ski vacations. [Read resort reviews]
  

• Who’s Watching Allergic Kids at Lunch. [Read more]
• Dairy Allergy and the School.
• Celiac, Fertility’s Thief: Elisabeth Hasselbeck and others on the ease of getting pregnant once diagnosed, following the G-F diet. [Read more]
• Fabulous Fall recipes include: Allergy-safe Moroccan Chicken-Vegetable Casserole; Root Vegetable Slaw; Apple Crisp, Sweet Potato Fries.
• Product Reviews: Allergy-safe breakfast; bun maker for intolerant, allergic; fall makeup for sensitive skin.
• The Allergic Diva: Pamela Lee’s outstanding “starter” cruise.
• Ask the Celiac Expert: How to set up a gluten-free kitchen.[Read more]
  
• Gluten-free Girl: The Joy of Preserves. [Read more]
• Cookbook Reviews: Cookies for Everyone; Go Dairy Free; Gluten Free Every Day Cookbook. [Read more]
• Breathing Space: The Lung Association supplement. Includes: Lobby against pets on planes [Read more] and H1N1 advice.
• Allergy news: Public misinformed on allergies [Read more]; anaphylaxis molecule found; cankers and celiac.

• Planet Allergy: How climate change is fueling the explosion of allergic disease. [Read more]
• Peanut Desensitizing: AL asks Dr. Wesley Burks, Dr. Stacie Jones and other top researchers the big questions about this promising therapy. Plus CSACI position.
• Relative Risk: When family doesn’t get your gluten-free diet.
• Ask the Celiac Expert: Summer BBQ tips. [Read more]
• Garden fresh, allergy-safe recipes: include Crunchy Summer Salad, Green Gazpacho, Lamb Kebabs and Fresh Corn Succotash.
• Healthy Home: The greenest kitchen reno; Painting – without toxic fumes. [Read more]
• Allergy news: New stats show high Cdn. rate of peanut/nut allergies; bleach bath for eczema [Read more]; food allergies and quality of life study.
  
• Breathing Space: The Lung Association on: workplace asthma, cleaner campfires, coaching kids and Ask the Asthma Educator.
  
• Columns: Ask the Allergists, Gluten-free Girl and more. [See Columns]
• Allergy Finds: Great cookies; cookbooks; non-toxic hair colour.

• Food Allergy Backlash: Anaphylaxis advocates accused of “nut hysteria” in the media and medical journals. [Read more]
• Pollen-Fruit Cross-Reactions: Raw fruits or veggies make your mouth itch and burn and itch? Spring hay fever is likely the cause. Plus: a chart on cross-reacting fruits, vegetable, spices and more.
• A Life Without Fruit: Living with oral allergy syndrome. [Read more]
• Immune-Boosting, allergy-safe recipes: include Watercress and Pea Soup, Shiitake and Bean Power Salad; Super Citrus Chicken and Blueberry Compote.
• Asthma in Springtime.
• Celiac Disease: Pure oats open doors for the gluten-free.
• Allergy news: “Ming’s Law” on restaurants and allergies passes; AL airlines campaign update [Read more]; Starbucks reaction raises questions; allergists object to B.C. changes on naturopaths. [Read more]
• Breathing Space: The Lung Association on 3rd hand smoke perils. [Read more]
• Columns: Ask the Allergists, Gluten-free Girl and more. [See Columns]
• Parting Shots: The boy who couldn’t find daycare.

• Flying Allergic: The risks, the facts about airplane reactions, and the push for safer skies. [Read more]
• The Airlines on Allergies: Our mega-chart of airlines’ allergy policies. [Read more] Extra: Flying Tips. [Read more]
• Natural Asthma Strategies: Some wellness approaches prove successful at reducing symptoms.  
• Winter Baking Special: Great cookies, squares, pies and more. Plus, gluten-free favourites.
• Healthy Home: Stephen Collette’s winter tune-up for your indoor air.
• Celiac Disease: The scientist behind the celiac pill.
• Allergic to the Cold: Living with cold-induced urticaria. [Read more]
• Allergy news: Surge in reaction hospital admissions [Read more]; the common cold and asthma [Read more]; new allergy tests; Q&A with peanut-allergic ski champion Steve Omischl. [Read more]
• Ask the Allergists: with Drs. Susan Waserman and Wade Watson. [See Columns]
• Breathing Space: The Lung Association on babies and headache pills. [Read more]
• Surprising Allergy Facts: Winter trivia. [Read more]
• Parting Shots: The girl who’s allergic to it all. [Read more]
  

• Why Allergies Now: A special report investigates the explosion of allergies and asthma, and how environment is implicated. [Read more]
• Schools that Breathe: Smart schools are taking a fresh approach to air quality in the classroom. Extra: Questions to ask the School. [Read more]
• Off to (Gulp!) Kindergarten: from anxiety to self-education in as the food allergic child begins school. [Read more]
• Healthy Home: Meet Andrea Kantelberg, the Queen of Green Design. [Read more]
• Allergy news: Ottawa acts on labeling [Read more]; the mystery of the vaccine reactions; a link between peanut-eating and asthma; Q&A with FAAN’s Anne Munoz-Furlong.
• The Battle against Ragweed: Fall’s proliferating king of allergy weeds may get cut down to size.
• Ask the Allergists: with Drs. Susan Waserman and Wade Watson. [See Columns]
• Breathing Space: From the Lung Association – Cats and plane travel. [Read more]
• Allergy-Friendly Pasta: Nut-free Pesto Sauce, Puttanesca Sauce, Classic Bolognese, Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Sauce, and more.
• Celiac Disease: Shelley Case’s tips for using gluten-free flours.
• Natural Beauty: Fall’s dramatic face, with sensitive-skin products.
• Ask the Dietitian: Sources of vitamin D for the fish allergic.

• The Asthma All-Stars: Young athletes smash the stereotype of the asthmatic as wimpy and wheezy.
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• The Food Allergy Deniers: Many adults take big chances with life-threatening allergies. Why do they do it?
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• Healthy Home: Expert Stephen Collette on keeping cool without the AC.
• Safer Swimming Pool: Chlorine-free is easier on the lungs and the skin.
• The Peanut/Nut Handout: by Ottawa allergist Dr. Antony Ham Pong. [Read more]
• Allergy news: Peanut allergy bullying case [Read more]; the rise of mouse allergy; WestJet airline drops nuts from menu [Read more].
• Have Kitchen, Will Travel: Off to Europe and prepared for food allergies. [Read more]
• Ask the Allergists: with Drs. Susan Waserman and Wade Watson.
• Allergy-Friendly Recipes: Chicken Skewers with Lime and Ginger Dip, Lamb Pitas, Tenderloin and Watercress Salad, Raspberry Tarts and more.
• Natural Beauty: Self-tanning without harsh chemicals.
• Ask the Dietitian: The benefits of “friendly” bacteria.

• Anxiety and the Allergic Child: We investigate the rise in anxiety among food allergic kids, and get expert tips on how to prepare (rather than scare) a child. [Read more]
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada on the food allergy “backlash”.
• Testing, testing: Allergic Living’s ultimate, downloadable guide to allergy testing. [Read more]
• Allergy news: Closing in on an anaphylaxis blood test [Read more]; a compound that could save lives in asthma attacks.
• Spring Allergies’ Hidden Toll: a lot more than a case of ‘the sniffles’. [Read more] 
• Ask the Allergists: with Drs. Susan Waserman and Wade Watson.
• Breathing Space: From the Lung Association – The risks of smoking in cars. [Read more]
• Allergy-Friendly Recipes: Spice it up with Thai Grilled Chicken, Vietnamese Noodle Soup, Jerk Pork Chops, Fresh Ginger Beer and more.
• Healthy Home: Less is best – interior designing with allergies.
• Garden Greats: Our Top 10 gorgeous flowers for those with allergies.
• Celiac Disease: Going gluten-free is more than a diet; it’s a life-changer.
• Parting Shots: 2 kids with multiple allergies, yet this mom’s not complaining.

• The Air Inside: A special report on the toxic stew of gases, dust and mould in our homes. [Read more]
• Healthy Home: Formaldehyde – the biggest indoor offender.
• Have Kitchen, Will Travel – Our guide to travel with food allergies. [Read more]
• Allergy-Friendly Recipes: Lamb Stew with Dumplings, Turkey Meatloaf, Smoky Ham and Split Pea Soup, Stuffed Apples en croute and more.
• Celiac Disease: A gluten-free oasis in Vancouver.
• Ask the Allergists: vaccinations and egg allergy; the child who sneezes non-stop; coaching sports and asthma.
• Pet Allergies: The scoop on symptoms and coping strategies. [Read more]
• Allergy News: Food labels to show ‘hidden’ allergens [Read more]; Montreal’s peanut allergy rate soars [Read more]; B.C.’s new school framework [Read more]; Britain’s study of “to eat or not to eat”; and NHL arena halts peanut sales.
• Food Allergies: Seafood allergy, the adult affliction.
• Parting Shots: A mother shares her mastery of dairy-free, egg-free cakes.

Back to School & Work with Allergies Special

• Food in the Class: A swing to nutrition holds good news for allergic students. [Read more]
• Sabrina’s Law Checkup: Interview with Dave Levac, the law’s author.
• Scent-free Workplace: The law gives rights to the scent-sensitive. [Read more]
• Asthma Spike: Is your child a post-Labour Day statistic? [Read more]
• Allergy-Friendly Recipes: Be the envy of the cafeteria: from Starving Students’ Meatball Subs, Three-Bean Chili con Carne and more.
• Ask the Allergists: chicken allergy; an auto-injector and a baby; allergy and “natural” fashions.
• Ragweed’s Rule: Why the king of hay fever is so potent and hardy.
• Allergy News: The ‘safe’ peanut debate [Read more]; anaphylaxis ignorance [Read more]; and peanut-free zones in the major leagues.
• Healthy Home: How to allergy-proof your baby’s room.
• Hot Topics: Halloween can be safe and fun. [Read more]
• Parting Shots: A father needs help to keep his anaphylactic daughter safe.

• Killer Air: Why asthma needs its own green revolution. [Read more]
• Ask the Allergists: latex allergy in children; sweat and eczema; prevention in the “mildly” food allergic; and fear around food or insects.
• Grass Attack: Contending wtih summer’s main pollen allergen. [Read more]
• Multiple Food Allergies: Their baffling rise, and life with 3 or more allergies. [Read more]
• Allergy-Friendly Recipes: Classic grill recipes, from Fireside Fajitas to Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, Campers’ Grilled Vegetables, Baked Beans and more
• The Allergy Ministrel: Kyle Dine on his debut CD. [Read more]
• Allergy News: Alarming findings in restaurant study [Read more]; peanut and pregnancy diet debated; asthma marathon challenge.
• Ask the Celiac Expert: How to get enough fibre.
• Healthy Home: How to spot and destroy mould.
• Nickel Allergy: It has skyrocketed, but this allergy can be prevented. [Read more]
• Parting Shots: A new drug gives a life-long asthmatic his breath back.

• 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 News: Inside the study to make peanut allergy “go away”.
• Celiac Disease: How to spot it in kids. [Read more]
• The Trees of Sneeze: Our handy region-by-region field guide. [Read more]
• Healthy Home: Great floors that are easy on the eyes and the allergies.
• Allergy-Friendly Recipes: Baby Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Asparagus with Ginger Butter, Spring Lamb Kebabs, Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler and more. [Read more]
• The Allergic Wedding: Hints for the cake, the meal, the flowers and the rings.
• Hot Topics: What to do if your allergic child is bullied. [Read more]
• Parting Shots: Easter taught us lessons about our dairy-allergic son.

• 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 about food allergies. [Read more]
• Celiac Disease: Three women and their journey to becoming gluten-free. [Read more]
• Dust Mites: Uncovering the latest on the No. 1 allergy pest. [Read more]
• Food: Safe and tasty hors d’oeuvres: from Glazed Duck Quesadillas to Endive Canoes and Spicy Eggplant Fritters. [Read more]
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada on dealing with holiday snack perils. [Read more]
• Healthy Home: Forced-air heat or hot-water rads: which system is better for allergies?
• Disney World: Just how allergy-friendly is it for that winter getaway?
• Parting Shots: A mother’s lament for the forbidden sesame seed.

• 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; sunflower oil and the shea nut.
• Teen Talk: A candid discussion of allergy awareness at school; parties and peer pressure. [Read more]
• Food: Hearty and safe meals: from vegetarian manicotti to braised short ribs.
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada ponders what’s fair to expect of the non-allergic.
• Allergy News: Get on the BioBus; back-to-school asthma; and a celiac pill?
• Healthy Home: The “green + clean” renovation with bamboo floors, VOC-free cabinets.
• Parting Shots: A 10-year-old’s harrowing tale of anaphylaxis.

• 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: Babies, antibiotics and asthma; the coroner’s report on Christina Desforges; et tu, ladybug?
• Healthy Home: Lung-friendly painting solutions.
• Your Hormones and Your Asthma: A dangerous connection. [read more]
• Ask the Allergists: about preventing allergies in siblings; tattoo reactions; the auto-injector in heat and cat immunotherapy.
• Natural Beauty: Skin secrets; allergy-friendly spas; top summer products. [Read more]
• Parting Shots: Fur flies over pets in the airplane cabin.
• Hot Topics Tips for cottaging with food allergies. [Read more]

• 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 risk.
• Allergy News: Chinese herbs show promise; airline food concerns; debating "peanut-free" stadiums.
• Ask the Allergists: about allergy shots, allergens in the deep fryer, springtime asthma and anti-sperm antibodies.
• Food: Awesome Asian recipes for the allergic. [read more]
• Natural Beauty: 8 great spring things; "train wreck" scalps; hair-removal products reviewed.
• Hot Topics: An "upside" to a son's allergies?
• The Healthy Home: Spring clean without irritating chemicals.
• Parting Shots: A 7th grader's first-class allergy study.

• 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 family who don’t “get” food allergies.
• Allergic Living’s Survival Guide: 25 great ways to get the best of winter.
• Ask the Allergists: about humidifying, hives and peanut fumes, and headaches.
• Parting Shots: A father’s and a daughter’s asthma differences.
• Natural Beauty: Protection for the hands and lips in winter; eczema tips from Dr. Sandy Skotnicki-Grant.

• 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 dose auto-injector.
• Hot Topics: Think your child grasps all the allergy rules? Think again.
• Ask the Allergists: opinions on ragweed and head colds, the colicky baby and allergy, “just-in-case” antihistamines, and toddlers and peanut shells
• Nutrition: The sudden rise of sesame allergy and how to avoid the potent little seed.
• Parting Shots: A Hallowe’en tale: the Great Pumpkin’s near-miss as benefactor to the allergic children.
• Food: Recipes that employ the best of Autumn’s harvest.
• Natural Beauty: Fall Rules: crimson lips and rich, soothing moisturizers.

• 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 Anaphylaxis Canada doesn't define her son by his allergies.
• Ask the Allergists: about camping with asthma, shellfish vs. squid, and immune therapy and pregnancy.
• Nutrition: Inspired suggestions for living gluten-free.
• Parting Shots: Living with Oral Allergy Syndrome.
• Food: Recipes for a flavour-filled summer.
• Natural Beauty: Summer's 12 essentials for the skin sensitive.

• 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 protect anaphylactic students.
• Ask The Allergists: About travel, pets and hidden wheat.
• Nutrition : The milk-free diet.
• Natural Beauty : The sun and sensitive skin; the best spring products.
• Food: Delectable entrées, superb salads.
• Plus: Safe restaurants; cool products; the hypoallergenic cat.