Why it’s so difficult to detect allergens in food – and what to do about it.
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The link between season of birth and the risk of having allergies is well known. A new study sheds light on why this link exists.
Several indigenous child-rearing practices have helped babies develop strong immune systems to ward off allergies. These should be actively promoted.
Poor indoor air quality is responsible for thousands of deaths – here’s how to keep yourself healthy.
New research has found children who are born with overly active immune cells are more likely to develop allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, wheat and other common foods.
Being too clean isn’t what’s making us sick. It’s the loss of biodiversity in the bacteria and organisms that live in our bodies and work with the immune system.
If you’re one of the 15% of Australians who experience hay fever, it’s likely you’ve spent weeks sneezing, itching and trying to control a runny nose and cloudy head. So, what can you do about it?
Allergies are reactions caused by the immune system as it responds to environmental substances that are usually harmless. But we don’t yet have a cure or the ability to prevent them from developing.
When we think of antibiotic overuse, we don’t generally think of allergies. Research is beginning to suggest that maybe we should.
A Harvard University researcher last week suggested western women stop breastfeeding after a couple of months to reduce the risk of passing potentially harmful toxins on to infants via breast milk.
Animal attacks have been in the news a lot. Late last year, a 22-year-old student in New Jersey was killed by a black bear he had been photographing. This summer, swimmers off the coast of North Carolina…
Most people who report allergies don’t actually have them – and there are other things you may find surprising.
Not so long ago, getting an x-ray for acute back pain was the norm. And they are still used far more frequently than is necessary.
Rates of food allergies have increased over recent decades and are at an all-time high. While we don’t know the full extent of the allergy epidemic, the rate of hospitalisation for food allergies has quadrupled…
It’s now late spring, with summer just around the corner, and many people with hay fever suffer at this time of year in Australia. Although the cause of this suffering is invisible to us, it is actually…
Three million Australian adults – 15% of the population – struggle through spring and summer with watery eyes, running nose, itchy throat and the hallmark hay fever symptom, sneezing. When people…
Changing the bacteria in the gut could treat and prevent life-threatening allergies, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal today. “These…
Autoimmune disorders including Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes, as well as chronic asthma and allergies are at an all-time high across the globe. Some…
Across Europe and the US, the cost of treating food allergies is incredibly high. The reasons remain unclear but rates of food allergies in the UK have risen sharply in the past 20 years and hospital admissions…
Parents of children with a history of the potentially life-threatening allergic reaction anaphylaxis often ignore precautionary labels on foods because they find them unhelpful and confusing, research…
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Honorary Associate Professor
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Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
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Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Immunology and Allergy, Western Sydney University
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Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
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Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Canberra
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Paediatric Allergist and Gastroenterologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor&Chair of Paediatrics | HMRI, University of Newcastle, Australia | Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Respiratory&Sleep Medicine | John Hunter Children's Hospital, Australia, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Molecular Ecology, Bangor University
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Associate Professor and Environmental Health Scientist, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Research Officer, Bangor University