Allergy policy nothing to sneeze at
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Jeremy White will never go to a Dodger game. He will not trade sandwiches or other lunch items with friends at school, and he rarely goes to Disneyland. Jeremy, a first-grade student at Bay Laurel Elementary School in Calabasas, is among a rising number of children diagnosed as "highly allergic.
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July 4 races get the heart pumping
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers RUN IN THE SUN—Benny Morfas, left, and Christian Fortson race to the finish in the 11andunder quarter-mile Lakeside Run in Calabasas on July 4. Both boys will be attending A.C. Stelle Middle School this fall. The races are held each Independence Day at Calabasas Lake.
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New medicines help African Americans
      There's good news for members of the African American community who are at risk for asthma, diabetes and sickle-cell disease. New medicines are being developed by America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies to help fight these and other diseases of particular concern to African Americans.
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