Those of us who are lucky enough not to suffer from eczema or any other itchy skin condition have have little concept of the constant irritation – often constant torture – that they subject their sufferers to. Ruth Holroyd has to contend not only with multiple life …
Allergies
Hedges dramatically cut roadside pollution
The University of Surrey – specifically Professor Prashant Kumar – have just completed a study to find out whether roadside planting (hedges and/or trees) can reduce road air pollution. (You can read about it in detail in Atmospheric Environment here.) And, as my good friends Tom …
Making your house care for you
We all live in our houses. They keep us dry, they keep us warm. But do they really 'look after us'? Most of us don't need them to but, if you have chemical sensitivities or, even worse, chemical sensitivities and electromagnetic sensitivities, then your house can feel as though …
Are insects worse than peanuts?…..
A few weeks ago I received an email from a clinical psychologist in Australia who had been reading Polly James' articles on the Foods Matter site about anxiety and anaphylaxis – Managing Anxiety following anaphylaxis and Helping children to face up to food allergy. She was …
Another week, another death, another inquest
Ten days ago the results of the inquest into the death of Owen Carey from eating chicken which had been marinated in buttermilk were all over the front pages – and totally right that they should have been. (Image from the PA from a family handout) Indeed the only tiny glimmer …