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Links - Allergies
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(with ratings on a scale of 0 to 25)
 

Rating
21/25 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Provided is allergy information including current news and research, resources, and publications for health professionals, patients, and conusmers. Also includes links to pages for kids and seniors.
http://www.aaaai.org/patients.stm
 
15/25 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Allergy topics include facts and figures, FAQs, ask the allergist, and an allergy library.
http://www.aafa.org/
 
15/25 FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Provided are links to other food allergy sites, allergen guides, and information from other Federal Government agencies.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-alrgy.html
 
17/25 Food Allergy Network
FAN is dedicated to helping those with allergies lead normal lives while adhering to their special diets. This site provides information on research, updates, events, updates, etc. It is designed for individuals, corporate, and professionals.
http://www.foodallergy.org/
 
20/25 Food and Nutrition Information Center Resource Lists--Allergies and Intolerances
This web site lists materials at the National Agricultural Library on food allergies and intolerances.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/allergy.htm
 
23/25 Food and Nutrition Information Center--Allergies and Food Sensitivities
An USDA information center that provides general information on allergies as well as more specific allergy resources on eggs, seafood, milk, peanut, soy, and wheat products.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000004.html
 
23/25 MEDLINE Plus Health Information
Provided is the latest news on allergies, information on coping with allergies, diagnosis, treatment, disease management, publications, research, and more.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodallergy.html
 
18/25 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Topics include current news, publications and brochures, research, and additional links and resources.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/allergies.htm
 
15/25 Sources of Free or Low-Cost Food and Nutrition Materials
Developed by the FNIC, this website alphabetically lists sources for obtaining materials in the following sections: (1) Nutrition, medical and health organizations; (2) Food-related associations; (3) Food companies; and (4) Food service-related organizations.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/freelow.html
 
21/25 WebMD
Provides information for the healthcare professional and the public on allergies.
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/condition_centers/allergies/default.htm
 

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