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Could
it be an allergy?
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An increasing variety of symptoms is
being attributed to allergies and an increasing
variety of substances is now
thought to be capable of causing them. Knowing more about allergy
helps sufferers to reduce their symptoms and
this website provides advice and explanations
written by allergy specialists.
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Featured
this month:
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The
Allergy Epidemic
Allergic
diseases were almost unknown before the 19th Century. However, from the end of
the 1800s there was a steady increase in the frequency of these disorders which
increased sharply in the second half of the 20th Century.
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In
this website
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Summer
hay fever
Misery
for millions in the spring or summer when
trees or grasses release their pollen
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Food
allergy and intolerance
Adverse
reactions to food are not always due to food
allergy - how can we tell?
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Insect
venom allergy
We all
react to stings and bites, but insect venom allergy
is a problem for some
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Asthma
What causes it and how can you avoid the
asthma triggers that affect you?
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Eczema
and dermatitis
There is a link with asthma and hay fever, but
why does this happen?
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Irritable
bowel syndrome
Food
sensitivity affects half of all cases but
standard food allergy tests don't help
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Urticaria
and angioedema
Urticaria
(hives) is an itchy rash and angioedema causes
mouth and throat swelling - why?
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Unexplained
symptoms
Can
food sensitivity be a common cause of
medically unexplained symptoms?
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Allergy
to medicines
90% of
the side effects of drugs and medicines are
not due to allergy - why does this happen?
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Life
threatening allergy
How
common is it and what happens when someone has
a sever reaction?
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The information contained within this web site is
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treatment. The authors intend that the information given should be
accurate, however errors can occur. Therefore no warranty of any kind, whether expressed or
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in any way concerned about your health.
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