Food Allergies: A One Day Course For Food Safety Professionals, London, September 2008

A food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a certain food, believing it to be harmful. Allergic symptoms can affect the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, skin or cardiovascular system. Frail, older people can be at increased consequential risk. The Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH) has asked us to advise details of its one day Food Allergies course - to be held in central London on Monday, September 29th this year.

Ability To Breathe Through Your Nose Worsened By Long-Term Bouts With Hay Fever

New evidence for the first time suggests that people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) will over time experience a progressive worsening of their nasal passage functioning, depending on how long they have the disorder, according to a new study published in the June 2008 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Are You Allergic To Your Home? Proper Spring Cleaning Can Combat Allergens

As allergy-sufferers nationwide tackle their nose nemeses or keep scratching their heads - literally - in the quest to identify the source of their allergen angst, they can consider these tips for combating allergies in the home. The most common allergens are dust mites and animal dander found mostly inside, not outside, the home sweet home. The

New Data Demonstrate Efficacy Of Aerius R Desloratadine In Reducing Allergy Symptoms In Patients With Intermittent Allergic Rhinitis

New data presented at the XXVII Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in Barcelona, Spain, demonstrate AERIUS (desloratadine) significantly reduces allergy symptoms, including nasal congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus and ocular pruritus, in patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis (IAR) who experience symptoms lasting less than four days per week or less than four weeks per year.

House Of Lords To Debate Science Committee Allergy Report, UK

The House of Lords will on Thursday 8 May debate the Science and Technology Committee's report on Allergy which was published in September last year. The Government responded to the report in November and accepted many of the Committee's recommendations. The debate will give the Committee the opportunity to question the Government on how far they have got in implementing these recommendations.

Immune System Pathway Identified To Fight Allergens, Asthma

For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting these elements could result in more effective drugs to treat allergic disorders and asthma, according to a study reported in the May edition of the journal Nature Medicine.

Stress In Pregnancy Affects Baby's Immune System

New research from the US suggests that women who are stressed during pregnancy, for example struggling with financial or relationship issues, are more likely to have babies with immune-related problems such as allergies and asthma.The research is the work of scientists from Harvard Medical School, Boston, and other colleagues, and was presented at a recent meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday.

Allergy Week 19 To 23 May 2008, UK

Over the past 40 years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people suffering from asthma, eczema, hayfever and food allergies and this 'allergy epidemic' has particularly affected children. Allergy Week UK takes place from Monday 19 May to Friday 23 May and highlights this chronic debilitating condition affecting many children and adults.

NewYork-Presbyterian Specialists Offer Advice On Coping With Allergies

Itchy, watery eyes. Stuffy nose. Sneezing. Sound familiar? As much as we love it, warm weather can spell misery for the 20 million to 30 million Americans who suffer from allergies. According to Dr. Leslie Miller, director of the Emergency Department, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/The Allen Pavilion, the majority of spring respiratory problems come from inhaling such allergens as trees or grass pollen and mold spores.

Gluten-Free Bread Mix Sweeps The Board At First Ever Free-From Food Awards, UK

Roleys's teff and corn based gluten-free bread mix carried off the winner's trophy this month at first ever Free-from Food Awards, organised by Foods Matter, the UK's only magazine for food allergy, intolerance and sensitivity sufferers.A packed gathering heard Foods Matter Editor, Michelle Berridale-Johnson, explain why Foods Matter had decided to launch the awards and the criteria on which they had judged the very wide variety of entries.