There has been a dramatic rise in life-threatening food allergies in the last few decades. Antibiotics, poor diet and C-sections have all been implicated. Now new evidence points to gut microbes.
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New research shows a six-fold increase in sales of infant formula prescribed for babies with cows’ milk protein allergy in the UK, despite no evidence of an increase in the incidence of the allergy.
Don’t try this at home, kids.
Reports that a study found baby wipes to be a contributor to childhood allergies were plain wrong. The study didn’t test baby wipes, and was done in mice.
A trial of methylprednisolone in kidney patients was halted recently because of safety concerns. But this doesn’t affect people taking the drug for asthma, arthritis or other inflammatory conditions.
Food poisoning or allergies – which to go for.
Allergens that trigger hay fever can also trigger asthma attacks in people with allergic asthma.
New research published today shows the early introduction of egg (from four to six months) and peanuts (from four to 11 months) is linked to lower rates of egg and peanut allergy.
The way our body’s immune system responds to allergens is very similar to the way it responds to parasitic worm infections – and some scientists have a theory for why.
Severe allergies are on the rise – could our diet be to blame?
A Harvard University researcher last week suggested western women stop breastfeeding after a couple of months to reduce the risk of passing potentially harmful toxins on to infants via breast milk.
There have long been two schools of thought on what causes allergies. New stats are much more helpful to one than the other.
There are two types of perfume in the world: the fast turnover celebrity perfumes, designed to hit the market and make profits before a star’s capital wanes; and the timeless classics, with their expensive…
The excitement of sunshine and warm weather that comes with the approaching summer is tempered for some by the sneezing, itchy eyes and congested airways that accompanies it. Hay fever, or seasonal allergic…
Changes to the genes of people that undergo oral immunotherapy because of a peanut allergy could provide a way of testing if the treatment is working, according to findings in a new study. Peanut allergies…
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professeur titulaire - Sciences des aliments, Université Laval
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Associate Professor, Stanford University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Asthma, Allergy & Respiratory Science, King's College London
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Bunning Food Allergy Professor, University of Chicago
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Professionel de recherche en sciences des aliments, Université Laval
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Research Associate, University of Bristol
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Professionnelle de recherche en sciences des aliments, Université Laval
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Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Child Health, University of Aberdeen
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Director, Children’s Health and Environment Program and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Children’s Health and Environment, The University of Queensland
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Paediatric Allergist and Gastroenterologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
