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What is a Food Allergy?
A food allergy occurs when a person’s immune system identifies proteins in a food as allergenic and begins to produce… Read more »
Why Mustard Added to Top Allergen List in Canada
Mustard has been added to the top foods of concern for allergies in Canada. The Health Canada government agency updated… Read more »
Managing Sesame and Seed Allergies
You’ve just come home from the allergist’s office. You have a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector and a newly diagnosed… Read more »
The Allergens to Watch – Sesame to Lentils and More
From the Allergic Living archives; this popular article was first published in the magazine in 2010 and updated in 2016.… Read more »
Research on a Roll
From the Spring 2010 special edition on the Future of Allergies. What’s in the pipeline for food allergy treatments. Idea:… Read more »
Advice on Sesame vs. Sunflower
Q. My son is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts and all seeds. I’m curious about the seed allergies: why is… Read more »
An Allergy Mom’s Lament for Sesame
And then, there was no sesame. There was no granola, or hummus, or halvah, or hamburger buns with sesame stuck… Read more »
Schools that Breathe
For too long, students with asthma and allergies have suffered with
symptoms in dusty, moldy, chemical-smelling classrooms. But now some
schools are wiping the slate clean – with a healthy approach to air.
Advice on Reacting to Smell of Peanut
Q. Can I react to the smell of peanuts or nuts? Dr. Ham Pong: You can be assured that anaphylaxis… Read more »