Emerade - Available from February 2014 A new Adrenaline Auto-injector now available in the UK; Emerade is now available on NHS prescription. You use it in much the same way as the Jext and Epipen by removing the safety cap, pressing to the outer thigh and holding in place for 5 seconds. However you'll notice the Emerade looks quite different to the others and is all … [Read more...]
Delighted to hear that food allergy death is less likely than murder
We really can't thank Dr Robert Boyle enough for sharing the amazing news that we, the allergic community, are far more likely to die at the hands of a murderer than from a fatal anaphylactic attack. I'm so pleased. I walk around perpetually terrified of murderers on every corner (NOT). Following me into restaurants, hiding in friend's houses, at dinner parties, in hotels, … [Read more...]
A truly awful allergy eating out experience
Eating out with an allergy or coeliac disease is a challenge. If you have multiple allergies it becomes even trickier. Not only do you need to communicate the severity of your allergy, you also need to discover what risks might be lurking in the kitchen. Do they understand cross contamination and the simple steps they could take to avoid them? Do the staff even understand what … [Read more...]
Snail allergy cross reaction with dust mite allergy
This is Keene's story about having a very rare allergy to snails which might have something to do with the very common allergy he also has to dust mites. Allergy to house dust mites is fairly well known but could there possibly be any connection between that and the slimy molluscs he also has to avoid? Keene has had one anaphylactic reaction to snails, in Holland while on … [Read more...]
Raising awareness about allergies at the Houses of Parliament
Over a hundred people packed into the Attlee Suite at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 16th October to hear expert speakers discussing trends in the prevalence of allergic disease and the underlying causes, provision of clinical allergy services and comment on progress made since the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's report on the topic in 2007. The … [Read more...]