(CBS) Jessica Hartshorn, Sr. Lifestyles Editor of American Baby, discusses food allergies, how to spot them and what to do if your child has one. First, know your risk. If you or your spouse has a food allergy, there's a 30% chance your child will h
Food Allergies and the Child Care Setting is the title of a workshop being presented by Penn State Cooperative Extension from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 25 at the Towanda Area Elementary Schools large conference room. Child-care providers will learn abo
Answer Some people are more sensitive to the effects of alcohol than are others. However, this doesn't mean you have an alcohol allergy. A true food allergy involves your immune system. In such cases, your immune system mistakenly identifies a speci
Eating is an enjoyable experience for most of us, but it can be frightening and even life threatening for people with food allergies. A harmful reaction to a food can be the result of a food allergy or a food intolerance. Allergies and intolerances a
When Lori Purpura was growing up, peanut allergies weren't nearly as common as they are today. I grew up in a day when nobody knew about peanut allergies, Purpura said. She remembers going to friends' houses and their parents not believing she was a
For me it all started with beer. In my early twenties, while friends were kicking back glass after frosty glass of thick, rich beers like stouts, ales and porters, I had already resigned myself to a lifetime of lightweight, watery beer. I had learne
Although unusual in adults, egg allergies are among the leading food allergies in infants and children. These allergies can cause severe stomach aches, and rashes. In extremely rare cases, death may occur. As a result, physicians advise those with e
When her daughter's face suddenly started to swell and turn red after eating two bites of kiwi, Carla Trampe knew she had a food allergy on her hands. I guess it was just mother's instinct, she says. I immediately started thinking, 'What did she eat
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Individuals with food allergy often worry about reactions occurring on board commercial flights. A published study showed that severe, or anaphylactic, reactions caused by peanuts occurred on flights from ingestion of peanut-containing food/snacks.
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