Immunotherapy, especially when combined with probiotics (see Kate Lawrence's research reports this week), shows great promise as a treatment for life threatening allergies. But while the outcome for those who have been treated has been very positive, it is still fraught with …
Fall down 7 times Get up 8
Naoki Higashida is profoundly autistic, so profoundly that he is almost totally non-verbal – only occasionally does he use short, pre-learned phrases which, all too often he uses inappropriately. But the fact that he does not – cannot – use words in speech does not mean that he …
It’s now official – two autoinjectors, not one
The Anaphylaxis Campaign amongst others has been campaigning for some years for those at risk of anaphylaxis to carry two rather than just one adrenaline auto injector pens to use in case of an attack. Their reasoning is that one may not be enough because of the severity of the …
Travel, travelling, travelled…..
I know that mid August seems a bit late to launch a travel section – so apologies to all of you with children who are currently steaming on Mediterranean beaches. But for those of us who are lucky enough to be able to travel outside school holidays (we are currently planning on …
The pitfalls of gluten-free pizza making
The convoluted and confusing messaging around the recent launch of US pizza chain Papa Johns' ancient grain pizza has been greeted with equal measures of 'shock horror' and hilarity. 'Papa John’s does not recommend pizzas with Gluten-Free Crust with Ancient Grains for …