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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'We watched our son die on a video call after he ate peanuts hidden in a pudding on holiday': Anguished parents of 19-year-old claim hotel staff insisted the dish was safe to eat

The heartbroken family of a tragic teenager with a life-threatening allergy have told of how he was killed by a peanut-laced dessert that waiting staff had assured him was safe. Idris, who was studying to become an electrician, told waiters at the Marti Myra Hotel he had a severe peanut allergy in English and asked whether the desserts contained the …

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1 month ago

What to do when your child has a food allergy

ABC

Tegan Taylor: You might not know this, but Australia is actually the food allergy capital of the world. Fleur Connick: Maria Said is the CEO of Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia and a director of the National Allergy Council. Fleur Connick: The surge in the number of Australians with a food allergy has meant those affected face along a waiting list …

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2 months ago

Domino’s dip and curry powders urgently recalled in allergy fear

The Independent

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Asthma drug omalizumab may offer a safety net for those with multiple food allergies: study

ABC

In short: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first medication to help reduce multiple food allergy reactions. In a discovery researchers say could be "life changing" for some, an injection currently used to treat asthma may also benefit people with multiple food allergies. "We know those people with allergies, particularly multiple food allergies and their families, are …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Genetic biomarker could predict severity of food allergy: Study

Live Mint

Food allergies have become more common than before and affect millions of people across the world. Now, for the first time, researchers have found a genetic biomarker that could help predict the severity of food allergy reactions. In the study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the presence of an enzyme isoform called α-tryptase, which is encoded …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Early food allergies linked to childhood asthma and reduced lung function: Study

Hindustan Times

According to a world-first study, having a food allergy as a baby is connected to asthma and impaired lung function later in childhood. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, found that early life food allergy was associated with an increased risk of both asthma and reduced lung growth at …

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1 year, 6 months ago

When it comes to infant milk allergies, many questions remain

Salon

For Taylor Arnold, a registered dietitian nutritionist, feeding her second baby was not easy. In a paper published online in December 2021, Perkin and colleagues found that in a food allergy trial, nearly three-quarters of the infants' parents reported at least two symptoms that matched iMAP guideline's "mild-moderate" non-IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy symptoms, such as vomiting or reflux. But another …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Food allergy vs food intolerance: Do you know the difference?

Hindustan Times

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the food consumption habits amongst people and with diet consciousness setting in, people have rejigged their food consumption patterns by following social media sites. Beyond consuming the recommended daily servings of the required food groups, it's important to know which foods, if any, you ought to avoid since food allergies and intolerances affect many folks …

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2 years, 5 months ago

The habits that help prevent allergies

BBC

The habits that help prevent allergies Getty Images Children with eczema, which causes skin to become dry, broken and itchy, are particularly vulnerable to developing a food allergy As a child, Isabelle Gerretsen suffered from a wide range of food allergies. My top tip would be that parents wash their hands before applying creams onto their child's skin - Helen …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Think your child has a food allergy or intolerance? Read this before changing their diet

ABC

When Jess's first daughter was a baby, it was clear something was wrong. A rapid-onset food allergy "has a sense of urgency to it because it could potentially be very serious", Dr Modak says. Dr Modak says if your child shows signs of an immediate-type allergic reaction, you'll need a referral to a paediatric allergist, who will confirm your child's …

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