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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
LAN is proud to announce its Summer Playgroups will be held at
Pump It Up in Leesburg. Pump It Up will offer us a safe private
environment for our kids to play without worries of
cross-contamination. Sign up today by sending an e-mail to info_lan@yahoo.com
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Safe Grilling on this 4th of July Weekend!
Are you planning to grill for your 4th of July celebrations? Will you be attending a holiday event where the food served will be grilled?
About.com: Food Allergies have great tips on keeping your children safe from cross-contamination when eating foods cooked on the grill.
Have a happy and safe 4th of July!
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 02 @ 22:28:41 EDT (7 reads)
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Planning a Trip to NY City? Consider a Worry-Free Dinners Event
Worry-Free Dinners™ is
a membership group for anyone who has manageable food allergies and/or
food intolerances and would like to explore restaurants, chefs and
foodservice organizations that will offer an exclusive allergy-friendly
meal in New York City.
It was launched
by Sloane Miller, President of Allergic Girl Resources, Inc., and author of the Please Don't Pass The Nuts blogsite. She created this dining concept based on her love of food and regrets that, as a diner with severe fish and tree-nut allergies, dining out was difficult as best.
Worry-Free Dinners offers an intimate and safe environment in which to
dine with like-minded diners at a pre-screened restaurant. Menus for each event are
planned ahead of time by Miller and the chef. Meals are open to a small
group of 8-12 diners whose allergies are manageable and match the
planned menu (e.g. wheat allergic diners would sign up for a wheat-free
meal).
The next Worry-Free Diners event is set for Monday, July 28th at Blue Smoke, a Jazz and BBQ place in New York City. For more information about Worry-Free Dinners (TM) please contact Sloane Miller: 917.549.8185 or visit http://worryfreedinners.blogspot.com.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 02 @ 22:10:13 EDT (11 reads)
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NIAID Announces $5 Million in Grants for Food Allergy Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, and two
advocacy groups, FAAN and
the Food Allergy Project (FAP) announced today their program called Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy. Under this project, 12 investigators will receive grants totaling $5 Million over 2 years. The initiative will support:
- Research on
the factors that contribute to the development of food allergy
- the
relationship between other immune system disorders and food allergy
- epidemiology and genetics of food allergy.
Projects will address key
questions aimed at improving treatment and preventing food allergy,
including studies to predict which food proteins are likely to cause
allergic reactions, the factors that trigger severe responses, and the
contribution of other immune disorders to food allergy. Other projects
will help define the genetics of human food allergy and the role of
interactions between genes and the environment in food allergy
pathogenesis.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) also plans to make four separate awards
totaling $1 million per year under this research initiative. EPA will
make a separate announcement of its awards. We will post the information as it is announced.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 01 @ 17:16:25 EDT (10 reads)
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Blood Work Can Be Wrong: Food Challenges a Good Idea!
In this very informative post on Overflowing Grace blogsite, a mom talks about how her son's blood work turned out to be inaccurate: he had not outgrown his severe peanut allergy. Luckily, she insisted on a food challenge at her doctors office.
If you are in the same situation, and your child suffering from a severe food allergy tests negative, work with your allergist and schedule a food challenge. They will support you through the re-introduction of the problematic food.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 01 @ 16:56:52 EDT (12 reads)
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FAAN Walk: Members Be Part of Loudoun Allergy Network Team
Loudoun Allergy Network’s
FAAN Walk website is ready and we invite Members to register as a LAN Team Member and join us on Saturday,
August 23rd!
Robyn North will be our team captain
and we are partnering with Go Bananas Toys to create T-shirts for our team.
There is
no registration fee. FAAN only suggests a per walker minimum and have some
great incentive prizes to win! Walkers raising 100$ or more will receive a Walk t-shirt. All donations are tax-deductible.
It is easy to set up your own
Walk page under the LAN Team website. Already registered? No problem. You can still join the LAN Team. Please contact us at info_lan@yahoo.com on how this can be done.
Cannot be there on August 23rd? You can sign up as a virtual walker!
Please register today at:
http://www.foodallergywalk.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Home
- Click on “Sign me up”
- Select Walk Location – Virginia –
Fairfax
- Click on “Join A Team”
- Enter team name: Loudoun Allergy
Network
- Click on “Loudoun Allergy Network”
in blue and it will bring you right to our page
Let's raise some funds for a Charity close to our hearts while having a fun fit day out with our kids!
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Posted by admin on Monday, June 30 @ 19:01:58 EDT (15 reads)
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Last Day To Submit Questions to our Experts!
Loudoun Allergy Network Members, one more day to send in your general food allergy questions for the June/July "Ask The Expert" Q&A with our Medical Advisors.
If you have a question, please e-mail it to info_lan@yahoo.com. They will be passed on anonymously to Dr. Paluvoi and answers will be posted around July 15th.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, June 29 @ 23:15:47 EDT (14 reads)
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Tips for Taking a Cruise with Food Allergies!
Are you considering a cruise for your next family vacation? Have you thought the kids would love it but cannot even consider it given food allergies? Did you know major cruises lines allow special dietary requests including food allergies? This includes Disney Cruise Line!
Delicious Baby - Living the Good Life With Kids
posted a story about cruising with food allergies on their blogsite this week. Guest writer Jenny Reed, franchise owner of Cruise Planners, offers her tips on how to prepare for your vacation.
Topics covered include:
- What questions to ask prior to travel;
- What to bring;
- What to expect on board;
If you would like to read the post, please click on this link.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, June 29 @ 20:54:52 EDT (10 reads)
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Additives, Allergies and ADHD: Is There a Connection?
This Monday, Good Morning America aired a segment featuring Robyn O'Brien of AllergyKids.com about a potential link between Additives, Allergies and ADHD.
The chemicals of concern are additives used to enhance the colors and flavors of foods. They include synthetic colors for yellow, red and blue as well as the preservative, sodium benzoate. These additives are used in sugary cereals, candies, sodas and other goodies marketed toward children. Sometimes artificial dyes are even used to simulate the colors of
fruits and vegetables.
U.S. consumers
regularly ingest the additives in their food, but they have been
removed from the same foods in some other countries. Mars and Kraft are two companies who eliminated these additives in some of their UK products, but have kept them in their US counterparts.
The segments goes on to discuss the possible link between these additives and their impact on children's behavior (ADHD). It refers to a British study published in the Lancet in September 2007, where rearchers concluded that artificial colors or a sodium benzoate
preservative (or both) in the diet resulted in increased hyperactivity in
3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.
To view the Good Morning America Segment, please click on this link.
To read The Lancet Study "Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial", please click on this link.
Lets get vocal and get these additives out of our foods!
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Posted by admin on Friday, June 27 @ 21:33:10 EDT (13 reads)
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Trace Adkins: Chair of the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy
Country music star Trace Adkins will serve as the National Honorary Chair of the 2008 Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure.
The event, to be held in 26 cities across the country as well as online, is sponsored by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) to increase awareness and raise money for education and research.
"I'm honored to be serving once again as the National Honorary Chair for FAAN's Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure," says Adkins. "Millions of school-age children are afflicted with food allergies in this country, and the numbers are increasing each year. Much more research funds are needed to find out what is causing this problem and how we can fix it. With the help of thousands of walkers and volunteers nationwide, we can hopefully raise more money to help find a cure."
More information to come shortly on how Loudoun Allergy Network Members can register for the walk.
For more information on the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy please visit the following website: www.foodallergywalk.org.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 25 @ 20:42:18 EDT (18 reads)
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Peanut Free Frederick Keys Game July 9th!
Great news for Loudoun Allergy Network baseball fans!
On Wednesday,
July 9th, the Frederick Keys baseball game is going 100% peanut free for
Washington area families. They are going to have a free recipe book for all
attendees and allergy friendly vendors around the concourse.
No Nuts and No Peanuts buttons will be for sale to support the FAAN Walk for Food Allergies Moving Towards A Cure.
To see/print a copy of the event flyer, please click on this link. For more information on ticket availability and prices, please visit their website (www.frederickkeys.com).
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 24 @ 20:24:04 EDT (21 reads)
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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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Need Support?
Are you still trying to cope with a newly diagnosed food allergy? Are you looking to learn and share information with other Members?
Our "Ask The Expert" - Question and Answer Session with our Medical Advisors is held monthly. Members can submit their general food allergy questions via e-mail to info_lan@yahoo.com. The answers are posted on the Ask The Expert page mid-month;
Our Support Meetings are held once a month. Members get together over coffee to exchange stories, recipes and product information.
Our Shopping Buddy Program will pair you up with a seasoned allergen-free shopper. You will meet up at a store and have our Member walk you through the allergen-free products.
For more information or to sign up for these programs, please send an e-mail to info_lan@yahoo.com.
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