http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/food-allergy-symptoms.php Allergies The symptoms, frequency and severity of food allergies differ from person to person. A mildly allergy can show itself as a skin condition such as eczema, respiratory conditions such as hay fever, a slightly runny nose or sneezing, but there is a very wide range of symptoms that can be caused by allergies. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:24:44 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/food-allergy-symptoms.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/peanut-allergy.php Allergies A Peanut allergy is a disease which affects the body's immune system causing the body to often suffer symptoms after exposure to some of the proteins that are found in peanuts. An allergic reaction to peanuts is now the most prevalent of allergies in the U.S. with over one and a half million suffering the condition. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:41:18 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/peanut-allergy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/peanut-allergy-tolerance.php Allergies A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:26:30 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/peanut-allergy-tolerance.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/anaphylaxis.php Allergies Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction. It occurs when someone is exposed to an allergen and their body generates an extreme shutdown response. The immune system goes into overdrive and takes more precautions than necessary, resulting in a loss of normal functioning. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:45:25 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/allergies/anaphylaxis.php