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The listings are designed to make people more aware that their suffering this time of year could be due to allergies,... . THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE , New experimental drug helps fight peanut allergy For the first time, an experimental drug has proven highly effective against potentially deadly peanut allergies, scientists reported Monday, but a dispute among the companies involved has put further development of the drug on hold. The once a month shots don't cure peanut allergy, which affects about . million Americans and kills to people each year. But after receiving the highest dose of the drug, called TNX , people who once had severe reactions to as... . Sydney Morning Herald, The (Australia) , Child centres ill equipped for rise in peanut allergies Allergy to peanuts is increasing so fast that nearly all child care centres in NSW have at least one allergic child, yet only about per cent of them are equipped to deal with a severe and potentially life threatening reaction. A study of child care centres in central Sydney and across NSW shows the prevalence of peanut allergy is over per cent the highest rate in the world.A survey by Community Child Care of centres in NSW found children to be allergic to peanuts.An... . , to , / / / / / / to . Newsday (Melville, NY) , NEW ALLERGY DRUGS AT A TIME when precise and powerful new drugs are being introduced against a wide variety of diseases, the sufferers of allergies haven't been forgotten. According to Dr. Phillip Lieberman, president of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, a physicians' group, several new compounds have reached the ket dispensed by prescription that have greatly changed the picture of suffering allergy victims have known since time immemorial."The new... . Hamilton Spectator, The (Ontario, Canada) , When what you eat is the enemy, A primer on food allergies If some foods leave you feeling itchy and scratchy, queasy or sneezy, you're not alone. Millions of adults and children suffer from food allergies or intolerances. Allergic reactions, such as hives, swelling of the throat and shortness of breath, result when the body's immune system sees food as an invader and produces an antibody against it, said Andy Nish, an allergist.Children tend to outgrow allergies to milk, egg and soy, but once you develop a true food... . Telegraph, The (Nashua, NH) , Schools rethink lunchtime for kids with food allergies Rarely does a week go by without Dr. Jon Vore treating another set of children suffering a reaction to a newly developed and undiagnosed food allergy. It wasn't always that way, said Vore, an allergist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Nashua, who said he's seen a sharp spike in the number of cases of food allergies in children. And more often than not, the culprit is peanuts."It certainly seems like it's an almost an epidemic of... . Coeur d'Alene Press, The (ID) , Eight signs of infant milk allergy , babies per year suffer from ailment Rashes, colds and upset stomachs are common baby ailments. But the occurrence of one or more of these symptoms can signal a serious allergy. If unrecognized, these symptoms can make an infant miserable and malnourished.More than , babies each year suffer from milk allergy. The condition causes digestive, respiratory and/or skin problems and is often difficult to recognize."These babies cannot process the complex protein chains found in milk based baby formula. And... . Tribune, The (San Luis Obispo, CA) May , TOOLS FOR SURVIVING ALLERGY SEASON, HOW TO CONQUER YOUR ALLERGIES FROM CHOOSING THE RIGHT OVER THE COUNTER OR PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE TO ONTAMINATING YOUR HOME The sneezing, itchy throat and red, watery eyes signal it it's high season for allergies.

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