Food allergy - top articles for June 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles about food allergy for June 2012:

"There is still misunderstanding in the general public about food allergy and how serious it can. Concerns that skin contact or inhalation might trigger severe food allergic reactions not supported - the vast majority happened from ingestion. Only 30% of severe food allergic reactions were appropriately treated with EpiPen, even when caregivers felt that was warranted. "Parents are surprised how quickly and effectively epinephrine works in food allergic reactions", yet many afraid to use it - USA Today http://goo.gl/0ZkxT

11% of children are being given the food they're allergic to on purpose, by caregivers, to see how they'll react http://buff.ly/Lc8hbi

Care for babies with food allergies lagging: study | Reuters http://buff.ly/Lxs083

The future of research in pediatric allergy: What should the focus be? (full text) http://goo.gl/9rh76

Food Allergy: Making an Accurate Diagnosis - 40-minute CME video with leading experts from Medscape http://goo.gl/CeDb2

Sesame Food Allergy may affect 0.1–0.2 % of the population, only one fatality has been reported http://goo.gl/oh1Y1

Evaluating a possible allergic reaction to beer is a difficult task - AAAAI Ask the Allergist http://goo.gl/LMsyW

FDA Sends Warning Letter to Pfizer Over EpiPen Ads - full text here: http://goo.gl/0ITDf

Egg white-specific serum IgG4/IgE ratio predicts outcome of food challenges http://goo.gl/r2t9t

Epinephrine in the treatment of anaphylaxis. Adult intramuscular dose is 0.3 to 0.5 ml of 1:1,000 concentration http://goo.gl/Qad6S

Nonallergen-specific experimental treatments for food allergy: Chinese Herbal Formula, Anti-IgE,
Probiotics and Prebiotics http://goo.gl/kKv69

Hygiene hypothesis may explain south/north geographical differences in prevalence of asthma and sarcoidosis http://goo.gl/FamUU

The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams. Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to allergycases@gmail.com and you will receive acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.

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