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 …
Epipen
One Epipen? No, surely, it should be two.
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 …
PPD, henna and the dangers of cross reactivity
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 …
Alert5 – a really useful app!
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 …
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 …