It is with great sadness that I have to report the death on January 20th of Pat Schooling, the Director and moving spirit behind Action Against Allergy. She was 93. AAA, founded by Amelia Nathan Hill in 1978, was the first charity to be set up to support those with …
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Allergy show team defy the heatwave and the World Cup to pull off another great show
Well, strictly speaking, they did not defy either, but embraced them both! Olympia’s Grand Hall was deliciously airy for much of the show. And even better, a redesign of the floor plan meant that apart from peak visitor hours (between about 12.30 and 2pm each day) it was …
How to stop scratching tips
A really excellent blog from Ruth at What Allergy? about scratching - or rather - how not to scratch. I don't think that those of us who are lucky enough not to suffer from a condition such as eczema or psoriasis have any concept of how insane-driving the itch can be. The need …
All go – at the Allergy Show!!
It was certainly all go this weekend at the Allergy + FreeFrom Show in Olympia's Grand Hall. We haven't yet had all the stats but the perception of all of the exhibitors that I spoke to was that it was definitely bigger and better than last year (already a record year). That …
EFA – not all bad in Brussels
Some months ago Pat Schooling, the director of Action Against Allergy of which I am a trustee, asked me if I could go to a European patient support allergy meeting as she would not be able to make it. I said yes, to be helpful, but my heart sank at the prospect of a day spent …