Medibands & Hospital Bracelets

In CTnow.com When my middle son was diagnosed with peanut and tree nut allergies almost 10 years ago, I got him a medic- alert bracelet that identifies his condition. He had just turned one and because he was never out of my sight or with someone who knew what he could and could not eat, he never wore the thing, which was metal and got rusty. Continue reading →

Food allergies are reactions by the immune system to a particular food or group of foods. Most food allergies are diagnosed in children, and many children outgrow their allergies by the time they become adults. Adults can also develop new food allergies later in life. The foods that adults are allergic to tend to be different from those that cause allergies in children. Here are the most common foods allergies for adults in the United States. Continue reading →

About three of every 100 people in the U.S. have at least one food allergy, and the presence of a food allergy may raise their risk of asthma, a study shows. The study, which appears in the October issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, is the largest to offer a national snapshot of food allergy prevalence. Children are at greater risk for food allergy than adults, and black male children are particularly at risk, the study shows. "This gives us a good perspective, and the prevalence number is pretty solid," says study researcher Andy Liu, MD, an allergist at National Jewish Health in Denver. Food allergies are on most everyone's radar screen these days with growing numbers of schools calling themselves "peanut-aware" or "peanut-free" and parents routinely asked to provide information on their child's food allergies. Continue reading →

Colchester based Allergy Essex is pleased to announce that it is now working in partnership with Mediband as the first UK stockist of its range of medical alert bracelets. Michael and Michelle Merrett, founders of Allergy Essex live in Colchester. Michelle suffers from a penicillin allergy herself, and two of their three children also have allergies. Her youngest son is almost two years old and was diagnosed with allergies to cow’s milk protein and house dust mites at just 16 months after suffering constant throat infections and tummy upsets. Allergy Essex now stocks Mediband medical ID bracelets, as well as a wide range of allergy free foods, and aims to eradicate consumers’ ‘may contain’ worries. Their range of foods are almost all free from gluten, dairy, egg, wheat, soy, shellfish and crustaceans, nuts and peanuts, as well as being free from artificial colours and flavours. Continue reading →

SUNDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- For most kids, Halloween parties and trick-or-treating can be a mixture of fun and frightening, but for children with a nut allergy, the day can actually be dangerous, warns a doctor. This type of allergy "can be a life-or-death situation. Just because a child only had a rash the first time exposed doesn't mean it won't be more serious the next time," Dr. Sean Cahill, an associate professor of pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, said in a Loyola news release. "Though having a nut allergy is serious, kids should still be able to have fun. The key is education. Make sure your child knows what he or she can eat," Cahill added. Continue reading →