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Accommodating allergy sufferers
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Allergyfriendlyhotels.com, a worldwide directory of accommodation suited to people who suffer from allergies, including food allergies and intolerances, has recently teamed up with consumer group Allergy UK to raise their profile and provide greater assistance to allergy sufferers.
New formula trialled for milk allergic children
Monday, 12 July 2010
A team of researchers at the St Mary's Hospital in London are seeking cow’s milk allergic infants under the age of two years to participate in a trial of a new hypoallergenic milk formula. Researchers intend to first confirm the diagnosis of cow’s milk allergy in the participants by a double blinded placebo controlled food challenge, and then conduct another blinded cross over food challenge for 5 days where the new milk is introduced on one of the days.
Cheese may soon contain sesame protein
Monday, 12 July 2010
Food scientists at the Agricultural University of China in Beijing and Missouri State University in the USA have produced a soft cheese product containing a proportion of sesame protein isolate in place of more expensive milk proteins.
Children with food allergies smaller than non-allergic counterparts
Monday, 12 July 2010
An assessment of food intakes and nutritional status of children with food allergies following an elimination diet has recently been conducted by researchers in France. The study included close to 100 food-allergic children with an average age of around 5 yrs, and paired controls of children without food allergies.
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Proteomic methods for food allergen analysis
Monday, 12 July 2010
A group of Italian researchers have reviewed the use of two-dimensional electrophoresis to profile new allergenic proteins in foods.
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