Food Allergies: what you need to know
Food allergies: what you need to know about the role your skin plays David Lee/Flickr, CC BY-SA Sara Brown, University of Dundee Food allergies are on the increase worldwide, ranging from minor inconvenience to possible sudden death, and leading to warnings of an “allergy epidemic”. The most severe form of…
More people are experiencing severe food allergies than ever before
More people are experiencing severe food allergies than ever before Shutterstock Matthew Smith, University of Strathclyde The recent inquest into the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse from anaphylaxis after eating a Pret A Manger baguette she was unaware contained sesame, could lead to a change in labelling legislation. Indeed, a recent…
What are allergies and why are we getting more of them?
What are allergies and why are we getting more of them? Allergies are becoming more frequent in the western world. Al Fed/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Adam Collison, University of Newcastle; Elizabeth Percival, University of Newcastle; Joerg Mattes, University of Newcastle, and Rani Bhatia, University of Newcastle Allergies are reactions caused by…