First of all I would like to apologise to anyone who tried to access this blog on the evening of 29th July and the morning of 30th July. It appeared that whatallergy.com had been suspended. But why? I was worried. I was thinking I'd probably lost data, that I may have been hacked. You hear about blogs getting a virus and having to be completely rebuilt. I was a bit … [Read more...]
Allergens in the bedroom: How to control them
Life can be exceptionally annoying if one suffers from allergic reactions. A trip to a friend’s house becomes marred by an absurd amount of coughing and spluttering, insects are treated with a disdain more indicative of a far larger and more menacing animal, and warm summer walks require dark glasses and a whole box of tissues to mop your streaming eyes. With so many allergens … [Read more...]
Can you be allergic to loom bands? Contain latex!
The latest craze to sweep across Britain's playgrounds is loom bands and the kids love them - not so great if you or your child is allergic to latex though. Loom bands recently shot to fame after a lady sold a loom band dress made from thousands of the little loops for £170,100 plus £7 postage! Now that is insane! She had been hoping for £50 but she got a bit more than that … [Read more...]
The European Anaphylaxis Task Force – working for you!
Before going to EAACI in June I had never even heard of the European Anaphylaxis Task Force but it does indeed exist and its aim is to establish a patient driven stakeholder platform across Europe. Frans Timmermans is the President and CEO of this task force and is based in The Netherlands. I attended a seminar the day before which Frans chaired which brought together all … [Read more...]
7,800 allergy experts at EAACI 2014 – event review
If you read my recent blogs about travelling to Copenhagen you may have noticed that I was attending the European Academy for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) congress as a journalist. It was almost like being famous, I got access to this lovely quiet air-conditioned room with desks, internet access, charging points, iced water and sofas for interviewing. I was a bit … [Read more...]