Nearly three in 100 Americans have
at least one food allergy, according to a new food allergy population study. The biggest demographic for food allergy? African American kids.
Food Allergy
Managing Shellfish and Fish Allergies
There is no cure for allergies to fish or shellfish, so people who develop allergies to seafood must avoid even small traces of the foods that cause them to react.
What’s the Scoop on Airborne Seafood Reactions?
One of the biggest questions people have is whether it’s possible to react to a food through inhalation. While allergists… Read more »
Co-Workers and Your Allergies
For adults with allergies, the workplace presents a whole set of challenges when it comes to educating co-workers and employers.… Read more »
Sabrina’s Nutty Tale Documentary
In May 2001, CBC Radio aired a first-person radio documentary about living with food allergies. It was called “A Nutty… Read more »
Shellfish and Fish Allergies Explored
From the Allergic Living Archives. A quick test: what’s the most widespread food allergy in North America today? If you… Read more »
Managing Food Allergies: The Basics
Finding out that you or your child has a serious food allergy can feel overwhelming. In the first appointment, a… Read more »
Testing For Food Allergies
One of the biggest challenges for people with food allergies is to figure out exactly what’s causing the problem. North… Read more »
Dairy-Free Chocolate
Once upon a time, the only way you could get a chocolate bar free of dairy was to make it… Read more »
Early Exposure Could Lessen Risk of Allergy
Researchers in Israel have stumbled upon an intriguing finding: after studying 13,000 infants they found that those who were introduced… Read more »