Understanding peanut allergies & reducing risk
Peanut allergies are among the most common and severe food allergies, with an estimated one-in 50 children now affected in the UK. As with other allergies, they occur when the immune system mistakenly identifies peanut protein as harmful, triggering a range of symptoms from…
Dealing with hay fever
Hay fever is an allergic reaction that occurs when the immune system overreacts to airborne substances, such as pollen, dust mites, animal dander, or mould spores. These substances, known as allergens, trigger symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and itchy eyes. Between mid-May until July…
Allergies in the 21st Century
With one in 3 of us suffering from asthma, eczema or hay fever, we could say that we’re in the middle of an allergy epidemic. Allergic diseases have risen significantly in the last 5 decades. Asthma, for example affected approximately 1% of the UK’s…