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Boston, MA
Sunday, September 26 at 7:00am
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Food fears: Schools struggle with allergies in the classroom
Of the children heading back to school this fall, 2.2 million have some type of food allergy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.Most allergies center around eight types of foods: peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, milk, soy, fish, shellfish and eggs.... Reactions can range from mild (such as a rash) to severe (anaphylactic shock). More, http://www.pekintimes.com/lifestyle/food
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Pekin Daily Times - Of the children heading back to school this fall, 2.2 million have some type of food allergy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.
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Nostrums: Some Nasal Gels May Harm Sense of Smell
A new analysis has concluded that controversial zinc nasal gel products can cause some patients to lose their sense of smell. More information, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/health
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Zinc nasal gel products can cause some patients to lose their sense of smell, a new analysis finds.
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App offers help with your food allergies
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- We all need food to survive, but for the 3 million kids in the U.S. living with food allergies, it can be their worst nightmare. Sometimes, the trickiest part of having an allergy is navigating the grocery store for foods deemed "safe," but as Health Special...ist Denise Dador explains, help could be an app away. More, http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?sectio
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The trickiest part of having a serious food allergy is navigating the grocery store, but help could be an app away.
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Turn down the volume to save your hearing
Whether it's the brief bang of a firecracker or eight hours in a busy wood shop, loud sounds damage the sensitive hair cells of the inner ear. Long or repeated exposure to loud sounds can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss and tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, according t...o the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. More, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news
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Long exposure to everyday sounds such as city traffic can damage ears
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David Nielsen, MD shares some annual meeting memories in a video blog post. We'd love to hear yours, too—leave a comment here or on our blog. http://tinyurl.com/25cxvt3
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Blog: AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO 2010
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Tick bites can cause meat allergies
Imagine enjoying a hamburger at a summertime family cookout just to fall deathly ill hours later. And suddenly you're violently allergic to all red meats, forever.With one tick bite, those bitten may have to avoid barbecues for the rest of their lives. This newly discovered - and extr...emely rare - allergy carried by ticks is perplexing and educating area doctors. More, http://www.kxan.com/dpp/health/Tick-bite
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With one tick bite, you may have to avoid barbecues forever. This newly discovered -- and extremely rare -- allergy carried by ticks is perplexing and educating area doctors.,
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Glenn Beck: Doctor says eye disease could blind me
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck says he's been diagnosed with an eye disease that could eventually blind him. Read more, http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010
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Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck says he's been diagnosed with an eye disease that could eventually blind him.
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Toddler's Scream Leads to Airline Lawsuit
Scoring an airline seat anywhere in the vicinity of a toddler is everybody's idea of the short straw. Usually, people put it down to bad luck or cheap fares, but there's always an outlier.In this story, it's Jean Barnard, an American tourist who sued Qantas when a toddler scream...ed in her ear as she boarded a flight from Alice Springs to Darwin in January of 2009.
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Scoring an airline seat anywhere in the vicinity of a toddler is everybody's idea of the short straw. Usually, people put it down to bad luck or cheap fares, but there's always an outlier.
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Former International Mr. Leather Jeffrey Payne shines light on the challenges faced by the hearing impaired in the gay community
When Jeffrey Payne stood on the dais as a contestant at International Mr. Leather in Chicago last year, he was the last person in the room to know he’d won. The sign language interpreter had h...is back to the contestants, and Payne, who is hearing impaired, couldn’t hear them call the winner. Then, after nothing happened, he looked over. “One-one” the interpreter signed, which was Payne’s contestant number. “Texas.” More, http://www.dallasvoice.com/making-himsel
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When Jeffrey Payne stood on the dais as a contestant at International Mr. Leather in Chicago last year, he was the last person in the room to know he’d won. The sign language interpreter had his back to the contestants, and Payne, who is hearing impaired, couldn’t hear them call the winner. Then, af...
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Don't Let Food Allergies Stand in the Way of Fun!
Summer vacation is upon us, and kids will start enjoying the long days by playing outside, going to sleepovers and pool parties, and seeking air conditioning and independence at the mall or the movie theater. For parents of food-allergic children the lack of structure a...nd supervision is certainly a cause for concern: how can I keep my child safe? Fortunately, summer fun doesn't have to stop on account of food allergies. With some planning, food allergic children, and their parents, can safely enjoy the summer! More, http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/do
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Summer vacation is upon us, and kids will start enjoying the long days by playing outside, going to sleepovers and pool parties, and seeking air conditioning and independence at the...
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Coalition Conference Enlists Multi Disciplines in Effort to Improve Hearing Health Worldwide
With a little more than 2 years since it’s inception, the inaugural conference for the Coalition for Global Hearing Health, held in June, was considered an international success, with attendees from 17 countries worldwide. The i...naugural conference took place at the AAO-HNSF headquarters in Alexandria, Va, with an ambitious agenda covering a broad array of topics within humanitarian hearing care. More, http://www.hearingreview.com/news/2010-0
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Inaugural Coalition for Global Hearing Health conference boasts international attendance.
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Well, Is It Organic or Not?
It can be hard enough to decipher the term “organic” when it comes to food. Are there hormones in that skim milk? Did those chicken wings get enough exercise? But now Whole Foods Market is blowing the whistle. As of next June, the retailer will require all health and beauty products making or...ganic claims to be certified by one of two sources: either the Agriculture Department’s National Organic Program, which sets standards for food; or NSF International, a nonprofit based in Ann Arbor, Mich., that issues its own certification mark. More, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/fashio
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Whole Foods will stop selling health and beauty products that say “organic” but aren’t certified.
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Peanut allergies turn flying into nightmare for Oldsmar man
The 33-year-old sound technician from Oldsmar is allergic to peanuts. You might think the last place he'd put himself is inside an aluminum tube at 35,000 feet with 150 or so strangers munching snacks for several hours. Read more, http://www.tampabay.com/news/b...usiness/airlines/peanut-allergies-turn-f
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A whiff of peanuts can make his nose burn, eyes water and throat swell up so much he has to struggle for the next breath. "It feels like I've been punched in the face," Rob Durkee said. "Or Maced."
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From texting to apps, using cell phones for health
With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases. Learn more at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con
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HEALTHBEAT: From texting to two-way feedback, testing cell phones as tool to fight disease
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Legally blind blogger working to improve pedestrian safety in Montgomery
The great irony for William Smith is that the worse his vision becomes, the more he sees. There is the bus stop on Fenton Street in Silver Spring, built on a platform so close to the street that it's nearly impossible for the blind or disabled pers...on to get to. There's the crosswalk where Georgia Avenue forks into Viers Mill Road in Wheaton that could pass as a maze. And don't even mention the construction zones that frequently block sidewalks. Smith, 46, notices such things mainly because of his inability to see them. To read more, http://tinyurl.com/24h53hz.
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The hurdles he faces spurred him last year to launch a blog,Montgomery Sideways. There he chronicles the impediments he encounters,raises safety concerns for other disabled residents and lets county officials know where they have fallen short.
