Something ‘fishy’ about croc meat for allergy sufferers

Something ‘fishy’ about croc meat for allergy sufferers

People with a fish allergy are likely to also have a reaction to crocodile meat,research has discovered.

  • byStuart Layt

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High pollen levels in Australia nothing to be sneezed at,expert warns

High pollen levels in Australia nothing to be sneezed at,expert warns

The current record pollen counts hitting parts of Australia including Brisbane and Canberra are a serious health risk,and people should take sensible precautions.

  • byStuart Layt
Rates of anaphylaxis appeared to slow after change in feeding guidance:study

Rates of anaphylaxis appeared to slow after change in feeding guidance:study

The rapid rise in children with severe allergic reactions in the 2000s slowed when parents were advised to stop avoiding foods such as nuts,eggs and milk.

  • byMary Ward
How what we put on our skin can prevent or create allergy

How what we put on our skin can prevent or create allergy

The ingredients we use on our skin may be as important as what we eat and a new study helps to explain why.

  • bySarah Berry
Do products that claim to remove preservatives from wine really work?

Do products that claim to remove preservatives from wine really work?

Some people who believe they suffer allergic reactions to wine say that these products do work for them.

  • byHuon Hooke
‘No time to wait’:New anaphylaxis guidelines to empower patients

‘No time to wait’:New anaphylaxis guidelines to empower patients

Experts say a new care guide for anaphylaxis should empower parents to speak up if they believe their child’s reaction is not being properly handled.

  • byMary Ward
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Food bans in schools discouraged in new allergy strategy

Food bans in schools discouraged in new allergy strategy

Schools are being asked to move away from blanket bans on common allergens such as nuts and eggs,with experts calling for better food labelling,individual allergy management and better staff training.

  • byMary Ward
Recipe for success:how to decline a friend’s dinner disaster

Recipe for success:how to decline a friend’s dinner disaster

Saying you don’t want to eat the food a friend has brought doesn’t need to be traumatic if you can rustle up a diet acronym.

  • byDanny Katz
Premier backs Health Minister after vaccine advice needed correction

Premier backs Health Minister after vaccine advice needed correction

The Premier has defended Health Minister Yvette D’Ath after a confusing backflip on whether people with allergies should hold off on getting the COVID vaccine.

  • byStuart Layt
‘Huge impost’:Parents struggle to secure EpiPens with long shelf lives

‘Huge impost’:Parents struggle to secure EpiPens with long shelf lives

Parents have been shopping around at pharmacies for the life-saving devices,but many have been unable to find EpiPen Jrs with a shelf life beyond July.

  • byHenrietta Cook
Bees revealed as Australia’s most dangerous venomous creature

Bees revealed as Australia’s most dangerous venomous creature

Australia is home to some of the world’s deadliest creatures,but the sting of a common insect is responsible for the most deaths and hospitalisations from venom.

  • byMary Ward