From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Aging Gracefully

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that seniors may face the risk of vitamin deficiencies, even if they are eating well. Some doctors recommend a daily vitamin and mineral supplement to ensure that an older person takes in 100 percent of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs).
However, a multivitamin cannot [...]

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Latest About Allergies

The latest on peanut allergies:

An allergy to peanuts is one of the most dangerous food allergies, both because peanut products are widely used in processed foods and because even minute amounts of peanut protein can be enough to trigger fatal anaphylactic shock.
Researchers have determined that diagnosis of a peanut allergy is not necessarily a [...]

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Common symptoms of allergies

There are many symptoms of food allergies, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, headaches, skin rashes or hives, itching, shortness of breath (including asthma attacks), and, in severe cases, widespread swelling of the skin and mucous membranes. Swelling in the mouth or throat is potentially fatal because it can block the airways to the lungs. [...]

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