Gotta Keep A Record of all these Food Illnesses, especially in Children.

U.S. Scientists See Spike in Kids' Food Allergies

Medical personnel, from school nurses to chiefs of hospital pediatric departments say near fatal allergic reactions are becoming more common in children. Three Chicago medical institutions reported recently they will collaborate on an extensive study to determine the cause of the increase and will plead for more federal research funding.

"I've been treating children in the field of allergy immunology for 15 years, and in recent years I've really seen the rates of food allergy skyrocket," said Dr Jacqueline Pongracic, head of the allergy department at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. "Where in the past it only represented a small proportion of my practice, now more than half of the children I care for have a food allergy."

Parents continue to discover that their child is allergic to certain foods much the way Kellee Konieczny did about five years ago. About two hours after feeding her 9-month-old son Zachary soy milk in a bottle, he went limp in his father's arms, began vomiting profusely and turned blue. Most soy in this country is now GM.

source: http://www.gmwatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6629