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Many healthy adults take baby aspirin daily to reduce the risks of various health issues. But when should we begin taking it to cut the risk of cancer? The best time to start taking a low dose baby aspirin would in our mid 40s, when the risk of most cancers begins to significantly rise. Studies have shown that when a baby aspirin was taken for more than three years, the risk of developing cancer was reduced by 25%, and when taken for more than 5 years, cancer deaths were reduced by 37%.

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How to Handle Your Child's Food Allergy During the Holidays - Mothering Holidays are stressful for those with food allergies and their parents. Here is how to handle your child's food allergy during the holidays.

What Parents Should Know about Food Allergies Over the last several decades, food allergies among children have risen, with peanut allergies quadrupling over the last 20 years. A recent study has reshaped what many physicians are recommending to their patients.

Not that I want food allergic families to have another thing to worry about. But...it is good to be aware of potential threats.

Peanut-tainted blood triggers boy's allergic reaction Blood products from donors who snacked on peanuts apparently triggered a life-threatening reaction in a 6-year-old boy with a severe food allergy, researchers report.

Check out Dr. Mustafa here. He spoke at our January FACTS meeting.

Fit Kids February: Food Allergies and Children Food allergies affect some $15 million Americans. Time Warner Cable News reporter Mary McCombs introduces us to a Brighton family managing food allergies and staying healthy.

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Study finds peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy NIH, NIAID, funded, trial, peanut, consumption, infancy, prevents, allergy

http://www.healthline.com/health/allergies/food-allergy-would-understand #1

25 Things Only a Food Allergy Parent Would Understand Learn to laugh along with your worries.

One of our members brought this to our attention. The new candy cane flavored tic tacs contain milk. Be careful this holiday season and read labels every time. http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/blog/allergy-warning-candy-cane-flavored-tic-tacs-contain-milk-not-vegan

Allergy Warning: Candy Cane Flavored Tic Tacs Contain Milk KFA, a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the nation's leading allergy and asthma charity, is dedicated to keeping 6 million U.S. children with food allergies safe and healthy through education, support, outreach, advocacy.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/11/10/disney-parks-aim-to-improve-treatment-access-for-serious-allergic-reaction/

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Our house is ready to support trick-or-treaters with food allergies or restricted diets! Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Have you heard about the Teal Pumpkin Project? This Halloween, we'll have our teal pumpkin and a teal colored basket for non-food Halloween treats for children with food restrictions such as allergies, diabetes, and celiac disease. http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project

Teal Pumpkin Project - Food Allergy Research & Education FARE works on behalf of the 15 million Americans with food allergies, including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis.