Allergy reactors are, understandably, worried as to whether they should accept a vaccination if and when it is offered. After consultation with the BSACI (British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology) the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) have …
Allergies
The trouble about gluten-free oats
Oats are delicious – oats are nutritious – they contain high levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and are an excellent source of fibre – they do not contain the protein gliadin, the gluten fraction that coeliacs need to avoid – they add texture to gluten free baking and …
Happy, if distanced, Christmas!
After this very strange and, for many people, horribly difficult year I wanted to wish you all a very peaceful, safe, healthy and hopefully happy Christmas. And offer you a little allergic chortle. Those of you who used to receive the FoodsMatter magazine will remember all …
Good news for those with peanut allergy
The news may be grim on the virus front but there have been two bits of good news this month for those with peanut allergy. Earlier in the month The Journal of Allergy and Immunology: In Practice reported on on a trial which demonstrated that peanut oral immunotherapy is still …
Are you worried about the vaccine?……
The news that vaccines against COVID are not only on the way, but are here – and that they work – has been greeted with a massive collective sigh of relief. But while we are collectively delighted that there might be some light at the end of the COVID tunnel, that does not mean …