Special AAAAI Report: Top Allergy Research

Fresh from the AAAAI allergists’ meeting, Allergic Living journalists bring you: encouraging news on OIT and Chinese herb treatments for food allergy, concern about a link between food allergy and EoE, findings on rhinitis and your heart, confounding research on peanut-free schools and more. click to see 9 reports

Off to the Bahamas – with Food Allergies?

Allergy advocate Andrea Shainblum's multiple food allergies were the least of it. Her daughter has an idiopathic food allergy. Could her family risk an escape to the beckoning beaches of the Bahamas? read more
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Allergic Living editors have been busy, revamping Allergicliving.com to showcase its most engaging articles and adding much new content. See our brand new Section Fronts: from individual food allergies (Top 8 + more), to celiac disease, pollen, pets, travel, eating out with allergies and more.

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Does Fresh Fruit Make Your Mouth Itch?

Oral Allergy Syndrome is an allergic condition where certain raw fruits and vegetables can cause itching and swelling in the mouth and throat. In rare cases, it can even lead to anaphylaxis. Learn more about OAS and cross-reactions in this fascinating article from Allergic Living. read more

    
   

NEWSREEL
Florida school aide thought peanut-free meant “no loose peanuts"; student ends up in hospital.
Suprisingly uniform rate of allergy across the U.S.
Penicillin “allergy” over-reported; leads to longer hospital stays and infections.
SAIL, a treatment for ragweed allergy, gets one step closer to FDA approval.
Put this device in your nose, and stop pollen reactions?

CALENDAR
Mar. 22, Gluten-Free for Life Expo, St. Petersburg, FL. more
Mar. 26, NFCA Webinar: FODMAPs and gluten-related disorders. more
Apr. 12-13, Gluten & Allergen Free Expo, Chicago. more
March-May, Kyle Dine’s “Let’s Go Nuts” tour, various locations. more
May 10, Anaphylaxis Canada community conference, Toronto. more

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Almost Here! The Spring Edition

• Managing Milk Allergy at School: A lack of awareness and dairy's prevalence create a not-so-perfect storm. Inside the issue.

• Classic Spring Recipes: Cybele Pascal's sublime bistro chicken, spring fresh risotto, gluten-free strawberry tart & more.

• Biggest Pollen Questions:  Just in time for sneeze season.

• How Safe are Gluten-Free Flours? With RD Shelley Case.

• From Celiac to Climbing Kilimanjaro: A personal odyssey.

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