hypoallergenic pets and restricting foods from young children and claims with people that egg allergies should not get flu shots. he is analer gist at children's hospital and joins me now to separate allergy fact from fiction. let's start with gluten. because this is on the mind for folks watching and listen. we've seen a huge rise in the market for gluten free products in the past few years. many people swear they feel much better when they cut gluten from the diet. you contend there's no such thing as a gluten allergy. explain. >> thank you for having me. before we get into gluten, let's talk about food allergy, this is where misperception and misunderstanding comes into play. we view an allergy to a food as an immediate onset reproducible occurrence that happens with every ingestion of that food, typically happens within minutes, hives and swelling and difficulty breathing and difficulty swallowing or an flax is. there is people who get sick when they eat gluten but this boils down to three different types of disorders that are well supported by the evidence. first is something calle

during a major conference this week, researchers explained there is no such thing as a hypoallergenic pet. they say all animals release some type of allergen regardless of their fur or breed. doctors say the problem isn't really dander in the fur, it's in the dog's saliva and no one is allergic to gluten. doctors say people do suffer from wheat allergies or celiac disease. but that fwlgluten allergies ju don't exist. >> i have a hypoallergenic dog. >> you have a -- >> i really do. >> or i thought i did. >> not anymore. >>> all right. jeff. i'm finding out all sorts of things in this news cast. >> it's not friday, is it? >> not even close. >> man, i was hoping. all right. maybe we can wish this forecast into friday. in a few minutes. we'll take a look at the san francisco view. it's fog free right now. we'll talk about the pocket of raindrops and where we sit right now for that chance of rain next week. coming up in just a few minutes. hey, jim. >>> all right. jeffrey, here's what we have coming up in sports. we know about kaepernicking. how does that compare to the soo superman? we're

it's hypoallergenic, long life, never loses its puppy face. however, however, they don't come cheap. prices range from $2,000 to $3,500. >> you had me until the end. >> yeah. almost order four, five of them, right? >>> time for a look back. three women graduate from the marine corps enlisted training course today. they were in a group that matched same standards as the men as the military prepares to open up combat jobs for women. >>> in 1995, president bill clinton announced a deal toans reported by nbc news. >> serbia, croatia have reached an agreement to end the war in bosnia. >>> happy birthday to jepson, 28, michael strahan turns 42, oscar winning actress goldie hawn is 68. keep it here for more news and weather, sports, and much more. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." have a very good day. >>> new this morning a bay area veteran trying to return home from north korea is detained in the country. why he was reportedly pulled off of his flight back to the bay area. >> also disturbing hate crime alleg

the other thing that's not true is hypoallergenic dog. like you can get a dog like bo obama. all dogs give up dandruff -- >> dander. >> dander, dander. >> who are the people doing the studies? i'm curious. >> they had a meeting, all the asthma doctors. >> the asthma doctors? >> the allergy doctors. american academy of -- >> just took down two huge thoughts there. >> richard, you want to spy on people with the inside scoop? >> for spurned lovers, if you would like to find out what your other side is doing because you're mad, there's -- there was a problem called lover spy or e-mail p.i. sold online for $89. and the guy that created it is now one of the fbi's most wanted on their electronic list for those who have done a crime -- >> lets you spy on people. >> yes. once you get the program and it's installed, you can send an e-mail to somebody, a greeting card. when you open it, it installs malware and sends information about your e-mails to that person. >> invasion of privacy. we'll end with a feel good video. a woman in san francisco was getting a double mastectomy, she decide

she's hypoallergenic. she doesn't struggle when you try to dress her. she's a third-generation show cat. her father was in meet the parents. needless to say, she was very, very expensive. >> how much? >> $7,000. >> for a cat? i could get you a kid for that. >> where'd you get that kind of money? >> i sold andy's engagement ring on ebay. >> wait, you didn't give it back? >> he wouldn't have wanted that. her name is princess lady! >> seven grand. >> mm-hmm. >> i gotta see that little bitch. >> i have something better than a picture. come on. >> you have your cats on nanny cam? >> yeah. [cats mewing] i mean, i usually try to take leave when i get new cat, but i'm out of vacation days. and this company still doesn't recognize cat maternity. i mean, when somebody has a kid, oh, sure take off a year. >> she's right. i had my second kid just for the vacation. >> right. anyways... i just want to make sure princess lady is acclimating well. she means more to me than anyone. >> any cat, you mean. >> and person. [cats mewing] >> so detour. we're now adding nashua

they manufacture and sell their own special formula for hypoallergenic smoke fluid used to supply the folk machines that fill the haunted houses that creep you out at halloween. >> when we started the business, it was more of a necessity for a family entertainment center. >> a necessity because they worked at a family-run laser tag center which used fog and it was something which triggered chris' asthma, smelled terrible and irritated customers' eyes. >> i had some respiratory issues with the fluid we were using. so we set out to try and at least make a version that was for me breathable. >> with nothing on the market to solve these problems, they worked with a chemist to formulate their own pharmaceutical grade artificial fog making fluid. they never considered marketing it until another laser tag owner named mike took notice. >> he said, who does your fog? this stuff is great, it's not burning my eyes. where can i get this? we make it. he said, will you sell me ten gallons? >> at first, the fog business seemed to have limited potential for profits. >> i said if we ever sell 55 gallo

. >> jimmy: hypoallergenic. >> steve: oh, my god. so he was torn limb from limb. >> jimmy: terrible. >> steve: disemboweled. awful. >> jimmy: and here's the last one here. this is darth vader. he recently appeared on "maury" and found out that he's not father. [ cheers and applause ] that was a great episode. not the father. and finally, did you guys hear about this, this new interview with kanye? new interview with kanye west. oh, he's just the gift that keeps on giving. [ laughter ] this is pretty interesting -- he said he and kim are like romeo and juliet. in a related story, kanye west hasn't read all of "romeo and juliet." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: we have a fun show tonight! he stars in the number one movie in the country. from "the hunger games: catching fire," josh hutcherson is here! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: a delight. a delightful young man. >> jimmy: he's a good man. >> steve: good man. >> jimmy: i'm going to challenge josh to a thank

is it myself, my kid, are there hypoallergenic tests? >> no, it's not the hair, it's the glands, the oil the saliva. if you are allergic, you are allergic. we know people withdogs and cats have overall better immune systems. if you are not diagnosed early, i would have an animal in the house. >> thank you, ladies. >>> coming up next, i will get you all the fuse you need before you head out the door this morning. all those who have a dvr backed up with shows you will not be able to watch. we will get you caught up. >>> a spoiler alert, [ whistling wind ] [ whistling wind ] don't worry, santa will find us. ♪ [ female announcer ] this christmas, light santa's way with the hallmark santa signal ornament. only available at hallmark gold crown stores. for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] aveeno® with soy helps reduce the look of brown spots in 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results. or tripping the light fantastic... find your balance™. balance bar dark chocolate crunch h