Food allergies often mean that individuals and their families stay far, far away from restaurant food. Eating out becomes a forbidden activity. This can be particularly true for people with allergies to common ingredients, such as milk, eggs or gluten. Given the prevalence of these ingredients, and the number of ...

HOUSTON, TX – As predicted, Ike has left more than storm damage in its wake. Hurricane winds have stirred up irritants, mold spores and pollens into the air and it will be some time before everything settles down. The problem is compounded for regions that are still in the dark. ...

Latex allergy creates a significant problem for folks trying to live in our modern world. Everything from the innocuous rubber bands used on produce at the supermarket to party balloons for your kid's birthday, from gardening gloves to specialized mattresses, contain latex. Latex allergy occurs most frequently in certain ...

I remember it well. It started when my son was just about a year old. Wheat was on my avoidance list because of my own problems with it, so my son's first taste of a grain flour was a piece of his father's rye cake. All the ingredients looked completely ...

TORONTO – A Canadian study will attempt to look at the early influences and development of allergies and asthma by starting with babies in the womb. This new research will follow 5,000 children from their mother's pregnancy to age 5. Pregnant women are being enrolled in 4 major Canadian centres: ...