Key Allergy Gene Discovered

ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2008) — Together with colleagues from the Department of Dermatology and Allergy and the Center for Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) of the Technische Universität München, scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have pinpointed a major gene for allergic diseases.
The gene was localized using cutting edge technologies for examining the whole human genome [...]

Study: Kids May Overcome Dairy Allergies Through Baked Goods

This is another study which contradicts the conventional advice of complete abstinence from dairy products. Again, it is a small study and eggs were the focus, but it does raise the question of a slow introduction of dairy to overcome the body’s reaction to cow’s milk protein. The Star-Ledger reports:
Children allergic to eggs or milk [...]