A 16 year retrospective survey of practice in tertiary Australian institution showed 14 children with 26 episodes of severe enterocolitis caused by rice; equivalent to the levels seen with milk.  Here.

In a series of children with severe food intolerance causing enterocolitis these authors have determined that a food challenge is helpful at 6 to 8 months in children with soy intolerance, and over 12 months in cow’s milk protein intolerance.  Here.

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In a questionaire study of a cohort of 4921 Swedish children, a fifth reported eczema by one year, with reduced risk associated with early introduction of fish into the diet and having a bird in the house.  Here.

In an series of Italian children atopy was no more common in those with constipation than in the general population, and use of a cow’s milk free diet had no impact on refractory chronic constipation.  Here.

In Canadian schools, 5 of 861 lunches in schools with peanut-free guidelines contained peanuts, compared to 84 of 845 lunches in schools without guidelines.  Here.

In a cohort of 2869 children, birth weight did not predict allergic disease, but increased birth length may predict lower risk of late childhood wheeze. Here.

The parents of 84 children with allergy were interviewed and found to have unmet information needs. Here.