Allergies: New Zealand's Growing Epidemic by Dr Vincent St Aubyn Crump is only $29.99 plus $5 postage and handling!


Allergies, including asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergy and anaphylaxis have increased in New Zealand by epidemic proportions in the last 25 years.

And it’s not just a New Zealand phenomenon. Atopic diseases have tripled in developed countries all over the world during this same period.

Why is this happening, and what can we do about it?

Allergies: New Zealand’s Growing Epidemic attempts to provide us with answers.
Up until now there has been very little literature that puts allergies in a New Zealand context. Allergies: New Zealand’s Growing Epidemic is long overdue.
For parents whose children have allergies, looking for answers can be a confusing and expensive exercise.

It is estimated that one in five New Zealanders has an allergy. Whether the symptoms are relatively mild or severe, allergic disorders have a negative impact on quality of life and in some cases are life-threatening. In children, uncontrolled allergic rhinitis can affect sleep, impair learning, memory and behaviour.

With many case studies and the latest research findings, Dr Crump, an allergy specialist since 1994, examines a variety of allergies and delivers answers in plain English.

Allergies is a book that every New Zealand household should have.
He explains symptom recognition, causes, management and prevention and answers such dilemmas as what can sufferers do to improve their quality of life, and how they should respond when the food they enjoy, their cherished pet or the plants in their garden seem to be turning on them and making them sick?

The book is divided into three broad subject areas: food allergies and reactions; asthma, hay fever, eczema and other skin ailments; and allergens in the wider environment, such as bee and wasp venom as well as workplace and domestic chemicals.

At last, here is a book for allergy sufferers that puts their condition into perspective and tells them what they can do to alleviate it.

Dr Vincent St Aubyn Crump runs the Auckland Allergy Clinic in Herne Bay, Auckland. He trained as a doctor in the West Indies and then studied in London. He has been a consultant specialising in allergic diseases of adults and children since 1994, and is frequently consulted by the media on allergy-related subjects.

The clinic website, www.allergyclinic.co.nz is recognised as one of New Zealand’s top ten medical websites.