Infants' Peanut Exposure May Deter Allergy, Study Suggests A new study shows that children may be less likely to develop a peanut allergy if they are exposed to peanuts at an early age.

Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy Recent research has found that regular consumption of nut products during pregnancy raises the odds of your child having asthma symptoms by nearly 50 percent. About 4 percent of American children have food allergies, and roughly 3 million people in the U.S. are allergic to peanuts ...

Injection-free treatment for milk and peanut allergies? Filed under: , , By ingesting small, doctor-monitored quantities of peanuts and nuts, kids can be immunized against potentially deadly peanut allergies, according to a new study. By taking medically supervised doses of nuts, doctors hope that they can safely desensitize the bodies of peanut-allergic ...

Have A Story So, for the last week or so, I've had Scribblings. Yes, scribblings of the fic variety, particularly relevant to this community's interests-- Death Note. Title In A Strange Land (Or, Beyond Birthday's Excellent Adventure) Rating PG-15 for language, creepy themes, and Beyond Birthday. Notes Pure speculation ...

Food Allergies Among Children Growing At An Explosive Rate More children are showing up at hospitals at a younger age with their first allergic reactions, despite doctors' warnings. The reasons for the earlier onset remain unknown, but researchers agree on one thing: Food allergies are growing at an explosive rate. Anne McDonah's first three children ...

Peanut allergy strikes earlier. Children are having potentially life-threatening allergic reactions to peanuts at much earlier ages than a decade ago, signaling a need to be even more vigilant that old childhood staple -- peanut butter and jelly.

Peanuts vs tree nuts (hint: one is a legume) Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , If anyone had bothered to ask me about the possibility of this I could've settled the matter way before Reuters decided to pick it up. According to a recent article on the Reuters online site, children's (heck, anyone's) allergic reactions to cashews are ...

Peanuts vs tree nuts (hint: one is a legume) Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , If anyone had bothered to ask me about the possibility of this I could've settled the matter way before Reuters decided to pick it up. According to a recent article on the Reuters online site, children's (heck, anyone's) allergic reactions to cashews are ...

Ottaway to Bancrofts: Resist the Murdoch Temptation If Dow Jones & Co.'s board agrees to a sale to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., as seems likely, the transaction would have to be approved by DJ shareholders, principally by holders of so-called Class B shares who control 62% of the votes. Under DJ corporate rules designed to protect against unwanted ...

Wear Your Allergies With Pride Photo of allergy t-shirts The incidence of severe food allergies in children is rising. Potentially life-threating situations can arise when a child who is allergic to peanuts is given some by a well-meaning friend or relative. Donna Rendell, a mother of a child with life-threatening ...