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Food allergies are nothing to laugh about

A recent column in The Times puts allergy sufferers at risk by laughing off their life-threatening conditions as Yuppie anxiety.

By Robert A. Wood - January 15, 2009 Source: The LA Times

Questions remain about the causes and recent increases in the number of children and adults with food allergies. The fact that such allergies are very common in the United States, Canada, Europe and other industrialized countries around the world, however, is undeniable. Contrary to what Times columnist Joel Stein wrote in his Jan. 9 Op-Ed column, "Nut allergies — a Yuppie invention,"

Nut allergies -- a Yuppie invention

Some kids really do have food allergies. But most just have bad reactions to their parents' mass hysteria. Joel Stein - January 9, 2009 Article Source: The L.A. Times Your kid doesn't have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special. Your kid also spends recess running and screaming, "No! Stop! Don't rub my head with peanut butter!"
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Herbal Remedy Could Halt Peanut Allergy

Tests in mice were successful, and human trials are under way Posted February 13, 2009 - By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new herbal formula based in ancient Chinese medicine may be able to control allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods, researchers from New York City's Mount Sinai School of Medicine report.
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Peanut study does little to allay fears

Gradual desensitization is not without its dangers, parents and doctors say of proposed allergy treatment KATHERINE O'NEILL - With a report from The Canadian Press February 23, 2009
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Genetically Modified Foods Unsafe? Evidence that Links GM Foods to Allergic Responses Mounts

Genetically modified (GM) foods are inherently unsafe, and current safety assessments are not competent to protect us from or even identify most dangers.

by Jeffery M. Smith - Global Research, November 8, 2007

A recent column in The Times puts allergy sufferers at risk by laughing off their life-threatening conditions as Yuppie anxiety.

Some kids really do have food allergies. But most just have bad reactions to their parents' mass hysteria.

Tests in mice were successful, and human trials are under way

Gradual desensitization is not without its dangers, parents and doctors say of proposed allergy treatment

Genetically modified (GM) foods are inherently unsafe, and current safety assessments are not competent to protect us from or even identify most dangers.