If anyone knows about food allergy and anaphylaxis it is our good friend Ruth Holroyd, she of the What Allergy? blog and long time judge at both the FreeFrom Food Awards and the FreeFrom Skincare Awards. Ruth says that she has now lost count of how many times she has had …
adrenaline reverses symptoms of anaphylaxis
The vital importance of good information when living with allergy
The conviction this week of Indian takeaway owner, Mohammed Zaman, for Paul Wilson's shocking and totally needless death in January 2014 has once again brought anaphylaxis onto the front pages. As I am sure you will all have read, Paul Wilson, who was peanut allergic, died …
The needle debate in anaphylaxis treatment
At an excellent Anaphylaxis Campaign conference last week (to be reported on in the next Foodsmatter newsletter) I spent a good part of the lunch break 'listening in' on a fascinating discussion about needle length in anaphylaxis treatment. As most of you will know, the …