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Epipen

Brief thoughts about the latest tragic death from anaphylaxis

13/05/2017 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  1 Comment

Many of you will have read about the tragic death of 18-year-old Owen Carey last month from anaphylactic shock. All our sympathy goes, of course, to Owen's family and friends, all so pointlessly bereaved. But yet again Owen's death can only reinforce the Anaphylaxis …

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One Epipen? No, surely, it should be two.

09/10/2016 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  5 Comments

The prescription of auto injector pens (Epipen, Jext, Emerade etc) for those who are thought to be at risk of anaphylactic shock is now fairly standard – although, all too often, this  is accompanied by little if any serious advice on how to use them.*  However, advice from MHRA …

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PPD, henna and the dangers of cross reactivity

23/02/2015 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

The inquest into the death of Julie McCabe four years ago has finally come to a close – with the coroner suggesting that the black henna tattoo that Mrs McCabe had had done in Dubai four years earlier could have been a factor in raising her sensitivity to the PPD which killed …

Category: Allergies, Chemicals, Coeliac/celiac disease, Eczema, Environmental Issues, Peanut allergyTag: Addenbrookes hospital, allergic reactions to PPD, anaphylaxis to PPD, black henna containing PPD, black henna tattoos, childhood anaphylactic reaction to peanuts, deaths from allergic reactions to PPD, Dr Andrew Clarke, Dr Janice Joneja, Epipen, Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis, Julie McCabe, L'Oreal and Julie McCabe, latex cross reactions with avocado, Skinsmatter, sudden onset of anaphylaxis, TRACE study

Alert5 – a really useful app!

23/10/2014 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  1 Comment

I have rather lost count of the number of 'allergy' apps that have been launched to help you do your 'freefrom' shopping. I am not entirely sure how successful any of them have been – but it always seemed to me that it would be easier just to read the info on what you wanted to …

Category: Allergies, Conventional Medicine, Electrosensitivity, Peanut allergyTag: Alert5, anaphylaxis, emergency alarm app, emergency medical alerts, Epipen, GPS technology, handbag calls, How to use an Epipen, Lee Henderson, sending an anaphylaxis alert, sophisticated GPS technology

The needle debate in anaphylaxis treatment

14/10/2013 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  8 Comments

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 …

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