7 Nutritious tips to share with new parents that help understand allergy
As a GP working in family medicine and Allergy, I recognise it’s hard to keep on top of ever-changing research and guidelines on what to feed children. If only the headlines could keep still for long enough we may be able to digest the facts to disseminate the right information to parents! Guidelines surrounding infant […]
Surviving the holiday season with food allergies
Are you concerned about hosting or attending a social event this holiday season because you, your child, another family member or guest has diagnosed food allergies? Don’t be. With careful planning, good communication and a prevention mindset, food allergies can be managed, and there is no reason why the festivities cannot be enjoyed by everybody. […]
Allergy Storms
THREE people are reported dead from thunderstorm asthma in Melbourne on Monday night after a thunderstorm overwhelmed ambulance services and hospital emergency departments in what’s predicted to be part of the growing allergy phenomonen. The recent tragedy highlights the growing phenomenom of thunderstorm asthma; described by world allergy organisation doctors and scientists to be part of a phenomenon […]
Kids eating EGGS and PEANUTS EARLY reduces allergies! FACTS every parent needs to know.
Avoiding allergic foods when infants start solids in the hope that this might prevent them from getting allergy is no longer correct preventative advice! New research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows the early introduction of egg (from four to six months) and peanuts (from four to 11 […]
Stop Sneezing! New NON DRUG treatment fighting hay fever this allergy season.
As we enter the worst allergy season in history, then you probably know someone right now who is suffering from runny nose, itchy nose, sneezing, itchy watery eyes or blocked nose who would benefit from knowing about this new allergy treatment offered by Allergy Doctors with no cost to the patient.RHINOLIGHT is the newest non […]
Kids’ Food Allergies for Dummies – A must-read for parents of children with food allergies
In Australia, food allergies are estimated to affect approximately 10% of infants under one year of age and 4-8% of children under five years of age (1). Not only are food allergies common, research demonstrates the incidence of food allergies and hospital admissions for anaphylaxis related to food allergies, is rising at a rapid pace (2). […]