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Articles

• Food Allergy articles from PubMed of the National Library of Medicine.  The articles listed here tend to be highly technical research papers, but careful searching of the articles can often uncover important and useful information.  

Forums

If you join one of these support groups, please mention that you found their group through Medconsumer.info.

• BeingSick · A global community of loving people who understand what its like to be sick or care for a loved one.  "We are a community of loving supportive people who understand what its like to be sick. We live with illness, injury, disability, or care for those that do. This group is a place where you are free to be yourself. Share your frustrations about being sick, friendships, family, and just about anything! We are the family who understands when no one else does! We live your life too! You are welcome to post in HTML, colors, send links, web pages, poems, inspiration, e-cards, jokes, chat in our chat room anytime! We are non-denominational, welcoming all races, ages, religions and cultures. We know how tough life is being sick, and we care. There is support for you here anytime you need us. You are not alone."  Yahoo! group.  
• Dairy-freerecipes. Dairy-free recipes & information.  "This is a support group for those who do not consume (or limit the amount of) dairy products due to: milk allergies, lactose intolerance, celiac / gluten intolerance, vegan, autism, or other reasons. (Of course, members have other allergies and intolerances, besides dairy.) Feel free to send in recipes, recipe links, request recipes, and ask questions. If you would like to promote products your company sells, do it as a response to other members requests."  Yahoo! group.
• FoodAllergyDigest.  "...a monthly newsletter of news, tips, feature articles, and coping strategies regarding food allergies, drug allergies, latex allergies, anaphylaxis and asthma."  Yahoo! group.
• Livingwheatandglutenfree.  Living Wheat and Gluten Free - How To Live Wheat and Gluten Free.  "Many people today have food allergies. A lot of them can not eat anything that contains Wheat and/or Gluten - like bread. This Club is for Allergy Sufferers and people with Celiac Disease, to exchange recipes, ideas, warnings and research. We all can learn from others!! Sometimes the support of another with the same problems can comfort you.  You are not alone in this struggle."
• Medconsumerinfo.  "Medconsumer.info is your starting point for searching the Web for medical information. This forum exists for you to discuss, ask questions, and answer questions about any aspect of health, healthcare industry, and any aspect of being a patient. Please take whatever advice you receive through this forum to your doctor before changing or initiating any medically-related behavior."  Yahoo! group.            
• MissRobensChatRoom · Miss Roben's Chat Room.  "Talk with other people throughout the world. This weekly scheduled chat discusses recipe and substitution tips, diet, and other issues associated with those with food allergies and/or sensitivities. The chat topics are not established, and will vary according to the user's questions or needs. Our chat room host, Diane Hartman, has extensive personal experience with multiple food allergies and sensitivities, and chat rooms (she was the senior food allergy group chat host at DrKoop.Com). As recent moderator of the email newsgroup Parents of Food Allergic Kids (POFAK) and now of FoodAllergyKitchen egroup & www.foodallergykitchen.com, Diane shares her superb knowledge and knack for creativity around multiple food issues and esp. children."
• Onionfree · This is a brainstorming group for Onion Allergics.  "This eGroup has been set up to discuss the problem of onion allergy."  
• POFAK.  Parents of Food Allergic Kids.  ""Parents of Food Allergic Kids" is a nonprofit online support group for parents of children with severe food allergies. The group also includes parents breastfeeding their food allergic children and parents of children on hypoallergenic and elemental formulas for their food allergies, milk and soy protein intolerance - MSPI, eosinophilic esophagitis or gastroenteritis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome - FPIES or allergic colitis. Also included: children's latex, drug, or insect allergy, or anaphylaxis to food or any other cause."   Yahoo! group.
• UK-Coeliac.  "Coeliac-UK is an open, unmoderated, discussion list for those people in the United Kingdom interested in coeliac disease, and is not in competition with any other list. It has been designed to supply information which will help people just in the UK, unlike other international lists. Discussions could possibly include what food is gluten free, recipes, tips for eating when away from home, where to buy gluten free food (especially by mail order for the housebound) and generally a gathering place to share your thoughts, frustrations, joys and anything else you wish to share with your friends at Coeliac-UK."  Yahoo! group.
• Living_with_autoimmune_diseases · Living with autoimmune diseases.  "Welcome, I'm Didi, this group is for people with autoimmune diseases or think they might have a disorder like Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, MS, Raynaud's Phenomenon, Narcotizing Vasulitis, Celiac Diseas(SPRUE)Peroarteritis nodosa,progressive systemic sclerosis, Alopecia Areata,Ankylosing Spondylitis, Behcet's Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Psoriasis, Scleroderma, Juvinile Dermatomyosistis, Granulomatous Angiitis of the Central Nervous System(GACNS), Hashimoto's Disease, Autoimmune Enteropathy, Polyarteritis Nodosa, etc. Lets chat, and share and support each other. Need to vent, go ahead, we are not doctors, but we can help by sharing with each others, to know what to ask the doctor next time have an appointment. Just need a friend you come to the right place." 
• WA_FEAST Food Education Allergy Support Team (WA).  "FEAST stands for Food Education Allergy Support Team. We are a support and advocacy group in the Greater Seattle area. We have joined forces with the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America and our Medical Board Advisor to make a difference in our community. If you are interested in receiving support and education on life-threatening food and latex allergies and wish to advocate on behalf of those with such allergies, we invite you to join this listserve."  Yahoo! group.

Merchandise

• Food allergy products available from Amazon.com. 
  • Allergy Products available from Amazon.com.
• Divvies.  "Enjoy all of Divvies tasty treats for people who have food allergies and those who don’t. Try our gourmet popcorn, bakery cookies, candy, and cupcakes all made using egg-free, nut-free, dairy-free recipes. Especially great for children and adults with food allergies and those on a special allergy diet. Also perfect for those on a vegan diet." 

News

• Food allergy news from Google News.

Organizations

• American Society for Nutritional Sciences.  "The American Society for Nutritional Sciences (3500+ members) is the premier research society dedicated to improving the quality of life through the science of nutrition. The Society fulfills its mission by: fostering and enhancing research in animal and human nutrition; providing opportunities for sharing, disseminating, and archiving peer-reviewed nutrition research results (at its annual meeting and in its official publication, the Journal of Nutrition): fostering quality education and training in nutrition; upholding standards for ethical behavior in research, the protection of human subjects, and the care and treatment of research animals; providing opportunities for fellowship and support among nutritionists; and bringing scientific knowledge to bear on nutrition issues through communication and influence in the public domain."
• United State Department of Agriculture Foodborne Education Information Center.  "Information for the database was collected by surveying academia, government agencies, industry, and trade and professional organizations for available food safety training resources..."

Other Web Sites

• Act Against Allergy.  "Act Against Allergy is a global interactive website on allergy and especially on food allergy and childhood cow milk allergy, with useful information and practical free tools for patients and for Healthcare Professionals. The Act Against Allergy website, complied with the HONcode standard for health trust worthy information, is packed with interactive features aimed to facilitate and increase awareness and learning through interactive on-line tools, and is designed to promote higher-order thinking on the subject of childhood allergy. Some of the many tools for consumer audiences include Ask the Expert, an interactive communication tool whereby parents are able to ask questions and have them answered by a professional, and the Clinical Diary, a tool that allows parents to monitor and control the symptoms regression and the child’s growth. For healthcare professionals have been designed specific tools like Interactive Patient Kit, Scientific Literature Repository and a Learning Area with fully featured multimedia content.  
• FACTS (Food Allergies: Coping, Teaching, Supporting).  "The food allergy support group, FACTS, was started in March 2003 in Rochester, New York by Joy Leinenbach and Sandy Eckdahl. They are two mothers who were coping with food allergic children and knew that there were other families out there who were feeling the same things they were. Their goal was to create a group where families could give and receive encouragement, coping strategies, and food allergy information as well as educate the community (i.e. schools, day cares, restaurants, summer camps) about food allergies. At the first meeting, there were seven families represented. To date, there are more than 70 families registered with the group. A Board of Directors, comprised of FACTS members, make decisions about programming, planning events and finances."   
• Food-allergy.org.  'The purpose of this website is to give you hope. Just as a rainbow comes after the rain, so too can you enjoy good health again. By treating the underlying root causes of your food allergies, you may become healthier than you have ever been before. It might not be a quick process, and most of the time you will eat differently from those around you (at least at first), but you can again be healthy enough to enjoy your activities, friends, and family. You can truly live again rather than just survive."

Periodicals

• The Journal of Nutrition.  "The Journal of Nutrition is published monthly and is the official publication of ASNS. Contents include peer-reviewed research papers covering all aspects of experimental nutrition; special articles such as critical reviews and biographies of prominent nutrition scientists; and commentaries on controversial issues in nutrition.
• Living Without.  "... Our primary aim is to support and educate readers with allergies and food and/or chemical sensitivities. We are the magazine you turn to after your diagnosis - after the doctor sends you home with a couple of pamphlets and a pat on the back."   

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