On sale now! Spring Issue 122
You will find the following stories plus much, much more in this issue of
Allergy Today:
Milk allergy is the most common allergy in infants and very young children, and it can be difficult to diagnose. Because milk is also one of the mainstays of the everyday Kiwi kid’s diet — cheese, yoghurt, baked goods, chocolate and lollies —there’s a big gap to fill when you have to avoid it. Inga Stünzner reports.
If a serious allergic reaction has left you afraid to eat even ‘safe’ foods, you are not alone. Anaphylaxis can exact a huge psychological toll – but there are ways to stop fear from eating you up. Jennifer Van Evra reports.
Partners in crime
Hay fever is often considered a nuisance rather than a major disease and most people will often self-treat with natural remedies and over-the-counter medications. But severe hay fever is nothing to be sniffed at. It can predispose the sufferer to infections and complicate asthma. National Asthma Council of Australia explains.
Allergy New Zealand National Conference
Two international speakers and three of the country’s top allergy specialists discussed topics as varied as how to eat out safely if you have a food allergy to proposed research into food allergy. Allergy Today has in-depth coverage.
Eczema affects social life of young adults
We all know that teens tend to be pre-occupied with appearances. That has put teens who suffer from eczema and other common skin conditions at a disadvantage. A new US study confirms that their peers often misconstrue these as contagious.
About the house
People often think that making changes to their house to help improve the health of allergy and asthma residents would be more costly than the benefits would justify. Not so, as Dr Allen Liang explained at Allergy New Zealand’s National Conference in August.
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