I was reminded last week by an excellent post on Ruth Holroyd's What Allergy? blog of the Pholcodine issue which, 25 years after it was first discussed, has still not been resolved in the UK. Pholcodine is a drug that is to be found in a wide range of cough medicines. …
What allergy?
MHRA recognises the existence of Topical Steroid Withdrawal
The standard advice for the treatment of eczema in both children and adults has not changed in decades: emollients (moisturisers) – used every day to stop the skin becoming dry topical corticosteroids – creams and ointments used to reduce swelling and redness during …
The Shape of Skin
My Skin Me: Why do you hate me? My skin: I don't! Me: You do. You hurt me. My skin: You ignore me when I ask for help. Me: But you're so aggressive, I get scared. Why can't you ask nicely? My skin: I've tried that. You're so thick skinned. You never listen. Me: You're …
Allergy sufferers? No, allergy reactors
Like others who live with periodically debilitating health conditions, many allergy 'sufferers' object to being labelled as 'sufferers'. Yes, on occasion they do 'suffer' as a result of their allergies, sometimes quite acutely, but being labelled as a 'sufferer' suggests a …
The Reluctant Allergy Expert
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 …