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These site addresses
are provided for your information. We do not take responsibility
nor necessarily endorse the material on these sites.
Links were last checked July 2009.
I've listed the Links
under some general headings. Many sites deal with a variety of medical
topics, including allergies or asthma or both. It's a long page!
Summary List of Categories
Allergy/Asthma
EpiPen Canada 
This site is hosted by King Pharma Canada Ltd., the Canadian distributor of the Epipen. Expiry date reminder program.
EpiPen.com
The official
Dey Laboratories EpiPen® web site(marketer/distributor of the EpiPen). Expiry date reminder program.
They also have good information at www.anaphylaxis.com.
Twinject
Web site for the newer adrenaline auto-injector. Expiry date reminder program. Training materials.
Canadian
Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI)
This is an informative bilingual site. For lay people, the
most interesting parts are in the Patient/public Information section. Their work also includes raising
money for research and education through the CAAIF described below.
Canadian Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF)
A registered charity dedicated
to:
1) funding research into the causes, prevention and treatment of
allergic diseases
2) educating health care professionals, patients and the public
about the advances in research and treatment in this important health
care field.
By donating to CAAIF, you help all Canadians receive the best available
treatment provided by specially trained medical professionals.
Association
of Allergists & Immunologists of Quebec
Association
des Allergologues et Immunologues du Québec
Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology Society of Ontario
Canadian
Weather Network/ Pollen Count
Find the weather page for your city, and then on the left side menu - Health & Environment heading, click on Pollen Report.
Asthma
and Allergy Information and Research (AAIR) 
Anaphylaxis
section
A well-organized site with lots of information on asthma and allergies.
Well worth a look. It appears to have been a while since the site was updated. I'm sure the basics are still valid.
National
Jewish Medical and Research Center
About.com
Allergies Asthma
John
Hopkins "Intellihealth" Health Information site
Mayo
Clinic
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
All
Allergy
This site was created by a South African doctor with the goal of
pulling together all of the Internet sites relating to allergy,
offering opinion and a grading.
Asthma-focused
Calgary
Asthma Program
This clinic and research program operates out of the Foothills Hospital
in Calgary Alberta and serves clients 16 years or older.
Take the 30 second asthma test! 
iCAN
Child Asthma Network - Calgary Health Region
This web site provides great materials for kids of all ages,
including those who can't read, and parents.
Asthma
Society of Canada
Canadian
Network for Asthma Care (CNAC) / Réseau canadien pour le
traitement de l'asthme (RCTA)
The Canadian Network For Asthma Care, through its member organizations,
is dedicated to the promotion of asthma care and education in Canada
with the ultimate goal of reducing illness and death caused by this
common disease.
CNAC has developed an Asthma Educators Certification program.
Canadian
Lung Association
Asthma
section
Asthma
Management Handbook 2002 - Australia
American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
Government /Labelling
Canadian
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
This government agency fulfills many roles, including inspection
of food companies and sources, enforcement of acts and regulations,
issuance of food recalls and allergy alerts.
Food
Recalls/Allergy Alerts
français
Sign up for e-mails of new recalls and allergy alerts.
Acts
and Regulations
français
Oral Allergy Syndrome info page
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL ALLERGY POLICIES: ALBERTA, BC, PEI, ONTARIO
Calgary
Board of Education (CBE) Severe Allergies Policy AR6003
Updated Resource List (revision not yet posted on the CBE web site)
Visit the CBE web site for an Acrobat document (proper formatting).
The policy includes a Student Poster, a Severe Allergy Alert to
list medical protocol and a Resource List.
Having a policy helps
define roles and expectations for staff, admin, parents and children.
Ongoing education, diplomacy, a realistic approach and asking for
cooperation are necessary to make it work.
Download a
free copy of "Anaphylaxis:
A Handbook for School Boards" - Articles page.
Alberta Education - Anaphylaxis Policy Advisory 
The Alberta School Boards Anaphylaxis Policy Advisory was completed in Sept 2007. Then Alberta Education worked on assembling the Allergy and Anaphylaxis Informational Response (AAIR) kit which was sent to all 2500 schools in Alberta in April 2008. The kit includes AAIA's Anaphylaxis and Asthma brochure, auto-injector trainers, training CD's, " Anaphylaxis in Schools and Other Settings" book, posters, etc. Unfortunately, I found our school's copy still wrapped on the shelf.
Although we don't actually have a provincial anaphylaxis policy, the ASBA policy advisory falls under the Safe and Caring Schools section of the Alberta School Act, and therefore must be followed.
Alberta Education - Allergy & Anaphylaxis Informational Response (AAIR) (direct link)
Province of British Columbia
BC Anaphylactic and Child Safety Framework - provides broad overview of key elements required in district policy
BC Govt Protection Order
Anaphylaxis Resource summary page on BC School Trustees site - very comprehensive, templates, policies, etc.
Province
of Prince Edward Island Govt Publications
A. Information
Handbook on Anaphylactic Shock, 2nd Edition, 1997
B. Minister's
Directive on their Anaphylaxis Policy (97-06)
Ontario - Bill 3 2005, Sabrina's Law
If this link becomes broken, you can search on the Ontario Legislature web site.
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Health Canada - Food & Nutrition - Food Allergen Labelling
The Food and Drug Regulations require that most prepackaged foods
carry a label and that their ingredients appear in a list on their
labels in decreasing order of proportion. Nevertheless, some ingredients
are exempted
from declaration in the ingredients list. This page
has links information such as labelling
regulations, food recalls, etc.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FD) Food Labelling Law
Public Health Agency of Canada
français
The Canadian Health Network (CHN) web site seems to have disappeared into this web site. I haven't had time to see what changes have been made to getting allergy and asthma information.
Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada
Food
Safety Network
The University of Guelph is part of the Food Safety Network, which
appears to have members in other countries as well. Lots of links
to articles about many issues regarding food safety, including biotechnology.
Well worth a look to keep up on the latest.
Province
of Prince Edward Island Govt Publications
A.
Information
Handbook on Anaphylactic Shock, 2nd Edition, 1997
B. Minister's
Directive on their Anaphylaxis Policy (97-06)
Gives an overview of what they're trying
to do.
Air
Quality / Housing / Perfume
Canada
Mortgage and Housing (CMHC)
francais
CMHC is the Canadian Government's national
housing agency. Lots of good information
regarding air quality (e.g., mould, duct cleaning), building homes,
etc. Enter "air quality" in their Search box
and you'll get a big list.
Asthma
and Ozone/ Air Cleaners - off site articles
"Ozone is a potent lung irritant and exposure to elevated levels
is a contributor to the exacerbation of lung disease..... produced
directly by ozone generators and indirectly by ion generators and
some other electronic air cleaners. "
Some good articles from the Lung Association and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
http://www.lungusa.org/pub/
(article
from USA Today on its web site)
EPA site - Ozone,
ozone generators and air cleaners review
Environmental
Protection Agency - EPA
(Air topics page)
The EPA is a U.S. government agency.
Publications
Perfume
in the Workplace web sites
Canadian
Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Scent-free policy for the workplace.
Français - Politique pour un milieu de travail sans parfums
REALLY GOOD article. How to set up workplace policies, etc.
Canada
Safety Council
Information on how perfumes
were made in the past compared to today, which is interesting with
a few links.
Dietitian /
Nutrition
Eatright:
The American Dietetic Association
Nutribase
U.S. Food Company Toll-free Numbers
Part of a commercial site for a nutrient analysis/management database
product. However, this list is free for you to use and contains
quite a few toll-free number for the U.S.
International
Food Information Council Foundation
Provides sound, scientific information on food safety
and nutrition to journalists, health professionals, educators, government
officials and consumers. Nonprofit.
Latex
sites
Latex
Allergy Links
American
Latex Allergy Association
Asthma
and Allergy Information and Research Home Page
Latex
section
Other
Health Sites
MedicAlert®
Canada
U.S.
Protect yourself or your loved ones with medical ID that keeps your medical history and contact numbers -- internationally accessible by medical personnel. Emergency personnel are trained to look for it. Subsidies available.
Calgary
Health Region - Health Connection site
The Region is responsible for public health services in Calgary
and surrounding area. Content is slowly being moved to a new web site- www.albertahealthservices.ca
IAMAT - Internation Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers
Quackwatch
français
"Votre guide de fraude et charlatanisme dans le domaine de la
santé, et décisions intelligentes"
This is a very interesting site operated by Dr. Stephen Barrett.
He has researched many different health treatments and gives you
his opinion. Love it or leave it - you won't be bored. American
Academy of Pediatrics
National
Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Support Groups
Anaphylaxis Canada
This Canadian group focuses on anaphylaxis and offers membership, a newsletter, many resources and support meetings in various locations. It's also politically active in Canada. They offer allergy products on their web site and an Epipen® date expiry registry among other things.
A web site for teens - whyriskit.ca - the group most at risk for bad anaphylaxis experiences and worry for parents. Offers up-to-date information, podcast, reaction register and bi-monthly electronic publication.
Déjouer les allergies alimentaires
Ce site gourmand et chaleureux propose des solutions pratiques pour déjouer les allergies alimentaires. On y trouve des recettes, des trouvailles, de l'information, des ressources ainsi qu'une boutique. L'infolettre du site est transmise une fois à toutes les deux semaines et on peut s'y abonner gratuitement.
La webmestre du site, Marie-Josée Bettez, est avocate, entrepreneure et, surtout, mère d'un enfant allergique à de multiples aliments. Auteure de deux ouvrages sur les allergies alimentaires, elle donne des ateliers et conférences sur le sujet en plus de s'impliquer auprès de diverses organisations oeuvrant dans ce domaine.
L'association
québécoise des allergies alimentaires (AQAA)
Depuis 1990, l'AQAA fournit du support et de l'information aux personnes
aux prises avec des allergies alimentaires. Cet organisme
communautaire favorise une politique de prévention. L'AQAA
collabore avec des professionnels de la santé et offre ainsi
des services de qualité à tous ceux et celles qui
font appel à cette association.
Mallergies
français version - SITE FRANÇAIS EN CONSTRUCTION
Mallergies is a small Montreal-based company which provides information regarding food allergies. This website's priority is to inform and provide guidance in regard to food allergies.
Ottawa
(Ontario) Anaphylaxis Support Group
Halton
(Ontario) Anaphylaxis Parent Group
Canadian
Celiac Association Calgary
Chapter
For people like me with wheat and other grain allergies, the celiac
cookbooks have been a godsend. They offer support services and chapters
across Canada.
Celiac
Canada
Eczema Society of Canada
The
Anaphylaxis Campaign
Asthma
and Allergy Foundation of America
Food
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
Food
Allergy Survivors Together
Peanut
Allergy
Allergy
New Zealand
Anaphylaxis
Australia Inc 
National
Eczema Society (UK)
National
Eczema Association for Science and Education
Specific
Food Allergy Sites
Avoiding Corn in Canada /
Comment éviter le maïs au Canada
Corn is in SO MANY products it's unbelievable. My husband and I
can't eat corn so there goes most of the processed foods!
Rogers Golden Syrup
A perfect replacement for corn syrup - made from 100% pure cane
syrup with no preservatives or additives. Tastes a bit different
and has the same consistency. Available mainly in western Canada
but ask your grocer to order in if you want it.
Look under Products - Specialty Sugars - click on the Rogers bottle picture.
About.com - Corn
Allergy
Ephraim's
Corn Allergy Page
The
Connors Corn Allergy web site
Last updated: November 2009
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