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Australians labelled worst allergy hypochondriacs

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:35:37 +0100

A Sydney skin specialist recently told delegates at the Australasian College of Dermatologists Annual Scientific Meeting that Australians are the world's worst allergy hypochondriacs, believing they have a sensitivity to food when they do not. Moreover, Professor Connie Katelaris, Professor of Immunology and Allergy at Campbelltown Hospital, maintains that women are more likely than men to attribute a skin condition due to a food reaction.

Has decreased infection load of infants led to increased allergic and autoimmune diseases?

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:28:36 +0100

The European Union has allocated 6 million euros to the University of Helsinki for a 5 year research project investigating the hygiene hypothesis in relation to induction of food allergies. The project, entitled DIABIMMUNE, aims to establish whether the decrease in the infection load is connected to type 1 diabetes and the emergence of allergies.

Australians labelled worst allergy hypochondriacs

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:25:36 +0100

A Sydney skin specialist recently told delegates at the Australasian College of Dermatologists Annual Scientific Meeting that Australians are the world's worst allergy hypochondriacs, believing they have a sensitivity to food when they do not. Professor Connie Katelaris, Professor of Immunology and Allergy at Campbelltown Hospital, maintains that women are more likely than men to attribute a skin condition due to a food reaction.

Europrevall features on European TV

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:21:34 +0100

A review of the Europrevall research projects into food allergy was recently presented on Euronews, the international news channel covering world news from a European perspective. The 8 minute program, entitled The future for food allergy research is currently available via www.euronews.net (http://www.euronews.net/en/article/22/05/2008/the-future-for-food-allergy-research/)

The role of protein digestibility and antacids on food allergy outcomes

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:20:00 +0100

New research into the effect of antacids on the development of food allergies has recently been presented in a paper published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2008;121:1301-8.), currently available free on-line at www.jacionline.org/current (http://www.jacionline.org/current)

More Australians to suffer from allergy

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:23:42 +0100

During the recent Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 11-17), Maria Said, president of consumer lobby group Anaphylaxis Australia, announced that on current projections, the number of people in Australia with allergies would nearly double to 7.7 million in just over 40 years.

Five steps forward for food allergy

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:19:40 +0100

In honor of the 11th annual Food Allergy Awareness Week in the USA, Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) unveiled its new advocacy initiative Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy .

Gluten-free definition

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:14:57 +0100

The USA Food Drug Administration (FDA) is currently working to establish a definition for gluten-free so that the words can be used accurately on food labels. The FDA proposal could give labeling approval to food that does not contain 20 parts per million or more gluten.

House Of Lords to debate 2007 Allergy Report

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:26:14 +0100

The UK House of Lords has debated the Science and Technology Committee's report on Allergy which was published in September 2007. The Government responded to the report in November last year and accepted many of the Committee's recommendations. The debate aimed to give the Committee the opportunity to question the Government on how far they have got in implementing these recommendations.

Peanut allergy solution due in five years

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:22:48 +0100

In a recent seminar published in the Lancet medical journal, a food allergy expert at Duke University Medical Centre in North Carolina claims some type of immunotherapy to offset peanut allergy will be available in five years. This theory is based on the number of different studies that are currently being conducted.

Allergen Bureau - Latest News and Events

Australians labelled worst allergy hypochondriacs

Has decreased infection load of infants led to increased allergic and autoimmune diseases?

Australians labelled worst allergy hypochondriacs

Europrevall features on European TV

The role of protein digestibility and antacids on food allergy outcomes

More Australians to suffer from allergy

Five steps forward for food allergy

Gluten-free definition

House Of Lords to debate 2007 Allergy Report

Peanut allergy solution due in five years

Australians labelled worst allergy hypochondriacs

Australians labelled worst allergy hypochondriacs

Gluten-free definition