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Welcome to Loudoun Allergy Network!
Welcome to Loudoun Allergy Network, where we help each other manage the challenges of food allergies in our daily lives.
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Next Meetings/Events
Our next Loudoun Allergy Network Member Meeting is set for Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the
library at Selden's Landing Elementary School in Landsdowne, 43345 Coton Commons
Drive, Leesburg, VA 20176.
Food Allergy Awareness Week: Loudoun Allergy
Network (LAN) and Go Bananas Toys, in Brambleton, are joining forces to support
Food Allergy Awareness Week on Sunday, May 18th from 1 - 4pm. The event will take place at Go Bananas Toys located in the Brambleton Town Center on Ryan Road in Ashburn, VA. |
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Sign up for FAAN Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward a Cure
FAAN will hold its fifth season of the Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure. Each year, the Walk events, and the funds raised from them, make it
possible to advance FAAN's mission of education, advocacy, research,
and awareness.
Become part of the effort to find a cure for food allergies. Join
thousands of walkers for a day of fun benefiting a great cause.
The 3 mile Walk will be held on August 23, 2008 and will start at 10:00 a.m. It will take place at Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA 20121.
You can register online at FAAN's Website.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, May 03 @ 20:42:24 EDT (9 reads)
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Expert sees peanut allergy solution within 5 years
Reuters reported today that according to Dr. Wesley Burks, a food allergy expert at Duke University Medical
Center in Durham, North Carolina, a solution to peanut allergy appears to be on the horizon.
For the complete story, please click here to access Reuters' website.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, May 01 @ 23:37:35 EDT (12 reads)
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Allergen Free Cooking Show - Watch Online!
You Won't Even Miss It, is a cooking show dedicated to making masterpieces in the kitchen that are free of dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts or shellfish.
Nancy MacDonald, mom of 3 children (one suffering from multiple food allergies) has teamed up with chef Rick Tarantino (suffers from celiac's disease) to produce a local cable tv show aimed at food-allergic families.
Although the show is available on cable in Massachusets only, 5 episodes are available on their website. They also have a recipe section for dishes made on the show.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, May 01 @ 23:19:52 EDT (13 reads)
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Food Allergy Awareness Week - Update
LAN and Go Bananas Toys Team Up for Food
Allergy Awareness Week!
Loudoun Allergy Network (LAN) and Go Bananas Toys, in Brambleton, are joining
forces to support Food Allergy Awareness Week on Sunday, May 18th from 1 - 4pm. Join
us and enter a raffle to win a gift basket of FAAN products and Go Bananas
toys! First 50 participants will receive a free Alexander the Elephant
"Croc" snap. Great entertainment and speakers are planned - stay
tuned more information to come soon! Loudoun Allergy Network Members will be
available at the LAN/Food Allergy table to answer questions from allergy
families and community residents.
Go Bananas Toys is
located in the Brambleton Town Center on Ryan Road in Ashburn, VA.
More information will be posted as we get nearer to the May 18th event.
See you there!
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Did You Know Xantham Gum Contains Corn?
Xantham Gum is produced by a bacterium that is fed corn to grow. Although some people are reported to be allergic to Xantham Gum itself, others with corn allergy react to it because of its corn content.
Xantham Gum is used in many products as a natural thickener. It is most often found in salad dressings, sauces, frozen foods, commercial egg substitutes, beverages and ice creams, It is also used in Gluten-Free baking to add "stickiness" to the dough.
In non-food applications, it can be found in some costmetics and toothpaste.
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Posted by admin on Monday, April 28 @ 21:35:42 EDT (14 reads)
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German Town Named First Allergy-Friendly Community
The town of Baabe, Germany located on the Baltic Sea is to be named the world's first allergy-friendly community next week by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation.
To get this certification, the town has banned smoking. 180 beds in hotels are furnished with mite-free mattress covers. Restaurants, supermarkets and bakeries will also take part, selling
allergy-sensitive products like gluten-free bread and milk-free ice
cream. Even some hair salons will sell allergy-sensitive products and
services.
For more information, please click on this link.
Could this be the start of a trend?
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Posted by admin on Monday, April 28 @ 21:13:26 EDT (13 reads)
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John Stevens: HSW Food Allergy Meeting Report
John Stevens, Vice-Chairman of the Loudoun County School Board and Member of the Health, Safety and Wellness (HSW) Committee summarized the HSW Meeting on Food Allergy that was held last evening.
If you would like to read Mr. Stevens' blog, please click here.
If you would like to read Ms. Stevens' post on the LoudounTimes.com blog, please click here.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, April 24 @ 21:48:14 EDT (22 reads)
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Health, Safety and Wellness Meeting: Great Turnout!
The LCPS Health, Safety and Wellness Meeting took place tonight and it was a great success! Over 100 people were in attendance for the meeting.
We would like to thank Dr. Trivedi for giving an excellent presentation, The Food Allergy Epidemic. We would also like to thank all of our Members and Supporters that attended the meeting.
We believe tonight's meeting was a great first step in building a positive dialogue between Loudoun Allergy Network and LCPS.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 23 @ 23:10:23 EDT (31 reads)
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Join Us at the Health, Safety and Wellness Meeting!
Is a Food Allergic Child Safe in School?
The Loudoun County School Board Wants to Know!
Health, Safety and Wellness Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 23rd - 6:30 to 7:30 pm
School Board Office - Center Board Room
21000 Education Court, Ashburn, Virginia 20148
Please join us to support this effort to find safe solutions for our kids in Loudoun schools. You are encouraged to invite all family, friends, Principals, teachers, nurses and caregivers.
Topics will include:
Understanding current County guidelines and training procedures
Importance of providing a safe learning environment
Short feature presention from the Food Allergy Project
Open discussion between parents, school administrators and LAN Medical Advisors
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 22 @ 20:01:08 EDT (27 reads)
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Bullying with Peanuts: Teen Attacks Fellow Student
An 8th Grader in Kentucky is being charged with felony wanton endangerment for allegedly crumbling peanut butter cookies in the lunchbox of a severely peanut allergic classmate. The class was having lunch outside on a warm day when the incident occured. The allergic child did not eat the cookies and did not suffer a reaction. For more information on this story, click on this link.
Bullying of allergic children seem to be on the rise. 75% of students report they have been bullied while 49% of parents think this is an issue. For an indepth article concerning bullying of food allergic children by ABCNews.com, please click on this link.
Lets educate ourselves, monitor our children and make sure they are not being bullied in school!
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Become a Member!
In order to ensure privacy, a few items on this website are for Members-Only. Membership is free and we welcome members to sign-onto the website and/or attend our meetings.
If you want to join the Loudoun Allergy Network, send an e-mail to info_lan@yahoo.com
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