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New Medicines, Transgenic Cows, and an Ice Cream Truck

This week, the Special Needs Blog had a wide range of topics appear. There’s a blog about hypoallergenic milk, a music program donation, a couple of new medications for specific special needs, and even a blog about a fantastic Halloween costume! This Week in Review blog will catch you up on whatever you missed. Transgenic Cow Makes Hypoallergenic Milk Scientists have created a genetically altered cow hat produces milk that is hypoallergenic (in some ways, but not in others). Could this mean that, someday, we will have this type of milk on store shelves for people who have allergies to … Continue reading →

Transgenic Cow Makes Hypoallergenic Milk

Food allergies are to be taken very seriously. Exposure to an allergen can lead to death. There are many children, and adults, who are severely allergic to milk. Scientists have created a cow that produces hypoallergenic milk. This brings up some interesting questions for parents of kids who are allergic to, or intolerant of, milk. Milk allergies can range from a slight intolerance to a very serious allergic reaction. For some, it is the lactose that causes problems. Others are allergic to the whey in the milk. Whey is a mix of about ten different proteins, including one called Beta-lactoglobulin. … Continue reading →