Allergicchild.com Allergicchild.com is the creation of Robert and Nicole Smith, the parents of a severely food allergic child, diagnosed at the age of 9 months old. It’s been a learning-filled nine years since then. We’d like to share our experience with you to help you keep your food allergic child safe, healthy and living as close to a ‘normal’ life as possible

AllergyKids The goal of AllergyKids is to make it easy to identify a child with life threatening food allergies through our universal symbol for food allergies.

Allergic Living Magazine The purpose of Allergic Living is to engage and inform readers coping with food and environmental allergies and asthma. In a lively and visually appealing format, the magazine offers insightful articles about these conditions as well as useful tips and expert advice. Allergic Living aims to bolster the reader's sense of control and management by covering a range of issues from parenting to allergic teens to managing your lifestyle as an allergic adult. The magazine draws upon the opinions of leading experts in the fields of immunology, pediatrics, nutrition and dermatology.

Celiac Forum The forum is a resource for those with celiac sprue, gluten and wheat intolerances. It provides recipes, diet guidelines and more.

Children Today ChildrenToday.com is a source for preconception, pregnancy, parenting and healthy family information. They have answers to your questions and a great community of parents. There is expert advice and articles on raising children. In addition, the website provides discipline tips, mealtime helpers and recipes, preschool checklist and advice.

www.gluten-free.org Don Wiss - This website is filled with resources to learn about food allergies. It is dedicated to informing the common person on issues that are not ordinarily addressed.

www.EpiPen.com EpiPen® is the #1 doctor prescribed treatment for those with a history of anaphylaxis. EpiPen® helps stop allergic reactions fast - giving you time to get the emergency medical help you need.

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. The AAAAI has more than 6,300 members, making it the largest professional medical specialty organization in the United States, representing allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals, and others with a special interest in treating and researching diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis/eczema, and anaphylaxis.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America More than 50 million Americans have allergies and 20 million have asthma. We're here to help with education, advocacy, research, publications, chapters and support groups. Get quick facts about asthma, allergies (including food allergies) and more!

FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition CFSAN, in conjunction with the Agency's field staff, is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled.

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. Education. Advocacy. Research. Awareness: FAAN's membership now stands at close to 30,000 worldwide and includes families, dietitians, nurses, physicians, school staff, and representatives from government agencies and the food and pharmaceutical industries. FAAN serves as the communication link between the patient and others. FAAN staff conducts seminars and training sessions on food allergy and anaphylaxis for patients, school staff, government officials, health professionals, restaurant and industry leaders, and other policy makers. FAAN works with policy makers on federal, state, and local initiatives in such areas as food labeling, epinephrine availability, and management of food allergy in school, camps, airlines, and restaurants. FAAN supports and participates in research studies focusing on the epidemiology of food allergy. FAAN works to build public awareness of food allergy through the media and through education, advocacy, and research efforts.

Food Allergy Awareness, Support and Training FAAST is an independent 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those affected by severe food allergies. As a local organization, FAAST provides individual support for those dealing with food restrictions.

The Food Allergy Initiative FAI is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that raises funds toward the effective treatment and cure for food allergies.

Food Allergy Buddy (Supermarket Guru) The Food Allergy Buddy was developed to be a simple tool for food allergy sufferers to communicate effectively with servers that takes the pain out of eating out. Effective and unproblematic communication is on the way with a Food Allergy Buddy card.

Food Allergy News for Kids Kids and Teen websites are hosted by The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. A nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, Va., FAAN has 30,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and 62 other countries. It is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food allergy and its consequences, to educating people about the condition, to advocating on behalf of all those affected by it, and to advancing research into its causes, prevalence, cure, and prevention. FAAN provides information and educational resources about food allergy to patients, their families, schools, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, the food industry, and government officials.

FoodAllergyTalk.com On this web site, you will learn all there is to know about Food Allergies. It includes recipes, facts on food allergies, news articles and more.

The Food Allergy Project The Food Allergy Project, Inc. is building a coalition of concerned parents, researchers, educators and experts. The Food Allergy Project has two primary goals: 1. To increase the federal resources dedicated to food allergy research. Scientists in the field of food allergy research estimate that with a commitment of $50 million per year for five to ten years, we can find a cure for food allergy. 2. To fund scientific studies that will lead to a cure for food allergy. The Food Allergy Project and its predecessor organization have already contributed more than $10 million to food allergy research, and we will continue to support promising studies in search of a cure.

Food Allergy Support Team Almost 5 million children in the United States suffer from some form of food allergy. This website helps the parents of these kids connect with each other so that they may better deal with this often life-threatening condition. Our mission is to connect the food allergy community by sharing experiences, support and knowledge on education, research and policy.

The Institute for Responsible Technology The Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) was founded in 2003 by Jeffrey Smith, a leading spokesperson on the risks of genetically modified (GM) foods, to promote the responsible use of technology and stop GM foods and crops through both grassroots and national strategies.

Kids with Food Allergies Kids With Food Allergies is a U.S.-based national tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for children with food allergies by providing recipes, news, tips, online parent-to-parent support, and practical day-to-day resources for families.

Living Without Magazine This is a lifestyle guide for people with allergies and food sensitivities. It discusses a variety of health-related issues, and provides support, encouragement, guidance and resources.

National Jewish National Jewish is a special place where scientists, clinicians and students work together to further our understanding of disorders of the lung and immune system. Global Leader in Lung, Allergic and Immune Diseases.

“THAT” Kids Company "THAT” Kids Company would like to help raise awareness of food-restricted diets, not just Celiac Disease. They intend to raise awareness of what Celiac Disease is, as Celiac Disease is misdiagnosed for many other things and this is totally unnecessary. This company has hopes to help other children and adults understand that “FUN” doesn’t always need to involve food. It is a shared, common goal within the company to help others develop a strong positive attitude about their restrictive diets and hold the health benefits above the sad feelings that can be present sometimes. They provide information to the public about the different ways that they can help to be compassionate towards people with food allergies.

U.S. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Allergies to food. Yale New Haven Health Library

Clan Thompson.com: Celiac Site - Gluten Alerts

Managing Food Allergies, Yale New Haven Health Library

Peanut allergies affect more and more kids, Yale New Haven Health Library

Food Allergy, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

The ABCs of Life-Saving School Preparations for Children with Food Allergies Allergy Prevention Center

Food Allergy Basics, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (PDF file)

Study confirms what doctors and parents have suspected: peanut allergies in children have doubled in last five years, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

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Can Deadly Peanut Allergies Be Cured? Liam is part of a potentially groundbreaking study at Duke Medical Center aimed at finding out whether children with peanut allergies can be desensitized to peanuts and eventually cured of their ailment altogether. "Our goals in treatment are the desensitization, to make them less sensitive and also to make their peanut allergy go away," said Dr. Wesley Burks, chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Duke Medical Center.