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Top ten facts about childhood allergies
The top ten facts about childhood allergies is being highlighted during National Allergy Week (23rd – 29th April), from the leading paediatric allergy expert Dr George Du Toit from The Portland Hospital for Women and Children. If your child suffers from an allergy, whether it be asthma, eczema, a food allergy, hay fever or one…
Coping with allergies at Christmas
We are now approaching the major culinary holidays of the year, and many people see Christmas and New Year as joyous and peaceful celebrations. However, for a growing number of people, this time of the year means anxiety and worrying about eating foods that may cause a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction for you or a…
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Peanut allergy during pregnancy
For most people, peanuts are a useful and nutritious food. However, peanuts can cause a dangerous allergic reaction in a few children. Some experts feel that if a child is at risk of peanut allergy this problem may start to develop during pregnancy. Your baby may be at risk of peanut allergy if you, your baby’s father or…
Posted in Allergies - food, Pregnancy Health Tagged allergy, asthma, British Allergy Foundation, eczema, food allergy, Hayfever, Midwife, nut allergy, peanuts, Pregnancy Leave a comment
My son’s nut allergy nearly killed him
Just ten minutes after tasting cashew nut butter for the first time, Tina Burchill’s seven-month-old son Thomas was in an ambulance on the way to casualty – he had suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction… Calling the ambulance It started as an ordinary teatime. Thomas was with his dad, eating cashew nut butter spread on bread. I…
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Peanuts in Pregnancy
Pregnant women are being told to eat peanuts to protect their babies from allergies. A major report due out next week says that women who avoid peanuts in pregnancy to protect their children could be doing more harm than good. It suggests that Britain’s allergy epidemic is being fuelled by Government advice which has led…
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Peanut Allergy: To Eat or Not to Eat Peanuts
In the UK, one in 70 children suffers from peanut allergy and the number is on the increase. A ground-breaking study is looking for 480 UK infants to follow through their toddler years to discover the best way to prevent peanut allergy. Peanut allergy is a widespread and potentially life threatening allergy. In the UK, one in 70 children…
Nut Allergies: The facts
Since 1998, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have been advised that if there is a history of allergy in the family – including eczema, asthma and hayfever – they should avoid peanuts to reduce the risk of their child developing nut allergies. Weaning information has also changed, with “at risk” families being advised to delay the introduction of…
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Babies needed for research into peanut allergy
Scientists are searching for babies to take part in a study investigating if early exposure to peanuts will prevent a peanut allergy. The Leap (Learning Early About Peanut allergies) study by King’s College London scientists, plus doctors at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital, hope to include 480 children in the seven-year study. Professor Gideon Lack, who will be…
Peanut allergy linked to eczema
Children with eczema who are exposed to peanuts or peanut oil could be more susceptible to developing a peanut allergy, a new report claims. A 10-year study involving 12,000 children and their parents from the Bristol area reveals that a staggering 90 per cent of children with peanut allergies experienced eczema when they were younger.…
Peanut allergy linked to breastfeeding
The development of a peanut allergy may be linked to exposure to peanut protein in breast milk. Researchers from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, carried out a study of breastfeeding women and the results appear in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The breastfeeding women in the study, all aged…
