Bad news for hay fever sufferers: Climate change could worsen allergy season by up to 60 per cent, new model predicts Experts studied pollen levels and weather conditions in Europe over decades They found rain and air temperature before pollen season were key indicators They can inform just how severe the pollen and allergens are … Read more
Allergy risk of your baby’s smooth skin: Weekly moisturising could lead to food intolerance, new study finds Moisturising babies after bath could increase risk of developing food allergies Babies who had moisturiser once a week 20 per cent more likely to get allergies This likelihood increased by a fifth for every additional application, study found … Read more
A severe milk allergy left a baby screaming in agony as eczema covered 98 per cent of his body, his mother has revealed. Charlotte Smallwood, 25, from Romford in Essex, claimed doctors refused to diagnose a cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) and instead offered her son Arthur treatments for colic and acid reflux. It took … Read more
Allergies to cow’s milk are the most common cause of fatal reactions in children and is ‘increasingly’ affecting adults, a new study has found. While the numbers are small, cow’s milk was responsible for 26% of food allergy deaths in school-aged children, experts said. It comes as research found that admissions to hospital for severe … Read more
Chrissy Teigen showed off her massively swollen lips on her Insta Stories on Sunday – and made sure to get ahead of the rumor mill. In order to avoid any conjecture that she had gotten lip fillers she revealed that she was actually having an allergic reaction. The 35-year-old wife of John Legend took a … Read more
An NHS allergy trial has been so successful a British boy, 12, who had to completely avoid traces of peanuts or die can now eat seven – offering hope the treatment will be available for other sufferers within two years. James Redman, from Heathfield in East Sussex, was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy at … Read more
Supernnany Jo Frost breaks down in tears as she explains she doesn’t see her potentially fatal peanut allergy as a ‘disability’ – before helping an anxious mother learn to cope with her children’s anaphylaxis Dan and Miranda Andersen, from the US, have conflicting parenting styles Ava, eight, and William, six, diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies … Read more
A six-year-old girl is to receive a £2,000 payout after she suffered a life-threatening reaction to a school pudding given to her by staff who had been told she had an egg allergy. Caroline Harman, 37, from York, was told by doctors her daughter Maizy Harman ‘would have died’ had she not been rushed to … Read more
Bride collapses and dies from ‘nut allergy’ caused by dessert during her lavish wedding reception at royal palace Alexandra Erokhova, 25, suffered anaphylactic shock while eating her dessert Cooks at Tsaritsyno Palace had been warned by Alexandra’s relatives of her nut allergy An ambulance crew was called but were unable to save the suffering bride By Will … Read more
A woman with a 1 in 156 million allergy is left unable to shower daily due extreme pain when water touches her skin. Rachael Fetter, 23, was diagnosed with Aquagenic Urticaria – an allergy to water – in July 2019 after she began developing painful hives every time she washed her hands, took a shower or … Read more