Peanut death inquest told of restaurant's blank allergy forms
An inquest hears a restaurant linked to a peanut allergy death had incomplete documentation. Source link
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Allergy details must be mandatory on menus – Food Standards Agency
Calls for change stem from the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to a meal out. Source link
Concern over severe food allergy prescriptions
Only 60% of people needing hospital treatment for allergy reactions were prescribed EpiPens, data shows. Source link
Millions wrongly labelled with penicillin allergy, pharmacists warn
Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective. Source link
Allergy emergencies double in recent years in England
Dangerous allergic reactions led to more than 25,000 hospital stays in the year up to March 2023. Source link
Metropolis launches AI-powered allergy component testing for various allergy types – ET HealthWorld
Mumbai: Metropolis Healthcare Limited announced the launch of a novel testing platform based on Component Resolved Diagnostics (CRD) to support India’s population in diagnosing various forms of allergies. The fourth-generation allergy testing technology uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assist clinicians in making sound clinical decisions and provides great insights into selecting and optimising the course … Read more
Allergy deaths: London mothers renew plea for government tsar
Tanya Ednan-Laperouse and Emma Turay say more needs to be done as the deaths were “preventable”. Source link
Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says
Instead, eating peanut while the immune system is still developing – and learning to recognise friend from foe – can reduce allergic reactions, experts say. It also means the body’s first experience of peanut is in the tummy where it is more likely to be recognised as food rather than on the skin, where it … Read more
Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for Some
By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite now having more choices for lifesaving emergency allergy injectors like EpiPens, the cost is still proving prohibitively expensive for some, new research shows. Even though most people are saving money with lower-priced alternatives after the cost of EpiPens shot up … Read more
Nasal Spray for Allergies Now Available Without a Prescription
July 12, 2022 – A little over a year after its FDA approval, Bayer has announced that its prescription-strength nasal spray for indoor and outdoor allergies (brand name Astepro) is now available over the counter nationwide. Astepro, which is made up of 0.15% strength of the antihistamine azelastine and can take just 30 minutes to … Read more