Sorry about that winter birthday!

Wow. Crazy. Kids with November or December birthdays (like A's) have higher rates of allergies. The scientists think that if a fetus is first developing during springtime, they are exposed to particularly high pollen counts. Totally, totally fascinating.

Your Birthday May Be To Blame For Your Food Allergies | NBC 4i

File This One Under: Ya Think?

I guess this TIME article is an example of the whole good news/bad news thing regarding food allergies. Bad news first: it sucks that more and more kids seem to have food allergies. The good news: because it's on the rise it's in the news and on people's minds. Sigh.

Kids Really Are More Allergic

Interesting information on food allergies and the fact that black males seem to have them at a higher rate than other groups. This is news to me -- I knew that food allergies are more common in children, but I was unaware of any gender or racial trends. Hopefully we'll continue to learn more.

Winter babies are more prone to food allergies

From BBC News comes a report that babies born in fall and winter are more prone to food allergies, possibly due to a Vitamin D deficit. Too late for our November baby (sigh) but maybe it will give future families with food allergies in their history a way to avoid FAs.