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Dr. Welsey Burks on Food Allergy

Friday, October 19, 2007 | By Check My Tag Community

Thanks for the comment, Dr. Val! Here's a link to Dr. Val's podcast with Dr. Wesley Burks, chief of the department of pediatric allergy and immunology at Duke University Medical Center. He is a leading expert on food allergy. You may be familiar with his...

Take the Allergy Quiz!

Friday, October 27, 2006 | By Allergies

How much do you know about allergies? I took this short quiz and got a perfect score! Go ahead, try it. There are just 5 questions about very basic stuff about allergies, and answers are given and explained after each... Continue.

HB922 in Missouri Regarding Food Allergy in Schools

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 | By Check My Tag Community

Tomorrow the bill from Rep. Joe Smith will be in hearing addressing Food Allergy in Schools: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Time: 8:00 a.m. Place: Hearing Room 6 Executive session may be held. Here's the link: http...

Are Allergies Fashionable?

Wednesday, August 02, 2006 | By Allergies

Having a bout of allergies? There's a feel-good perspective at looking at your allergies, you know. Professor Mark Jackson, author of the new book Allergy: The History of a Modern Malady, suggests allergies have become fashionable; a way to indicate...

"Edible Enemies" on the Food Network

Thursday, October 18, 2007 | By Check My Tag Community

A one-hour special report on the mysterious increase of food allergies in America was broadcast on the Food Network on October 13. In case you missed it, they are replaying the show tomorrow at 10 am ET/PT. For more details, here's the link to the Food...

Understanding Latex Allergies

Thursday, January 25, 2007 | By Allergies

Although I've posted on latex allergies before, my knowledge of this type of allergy is minimal, having no personal experience with it. So when I read this article from ProcessingTalk, I learned quite a few things. Apparently, sometimes people who...

The Best Time to Take Allergy Medicines

Thursday, August 31, 2006 | By Allergies

You religiously take your anhistamines and allergy medications. Fine. But did you know that you can benefit most from them if you take them at the right time? Dr. Richard Martin, an allergy specialist from the National Jewish Medical &... Continue.

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