• Molecular genetic discoveries: towards a better understanding of homeopathy. An interesting article by Dr Peter Kay describing recent studies that show that in the laboratory highly diluted and dynamized (potentized) substances can activate beneficial genes and affect gene expression. 03/10
• Water urticaria - rare but acknowledged.
  2010
• Histamine intolerance - It feels like allergy, it looks like allergy, but it’s not an allergy! Dr Janice Joneja investigates a little recognised but very distressing intolerance and suggests how it may be managed.
  03/10
• Rice and arsenic – what is going on? In the first of two articles nutritionist Micki Rose considers the cruel irony that, for allergic people trying to avoid dairy products and wheat/gluten, eating more rice is increasing their exposure to the poison, arsenic. 03/10
• Caterers being held to account in allergic reaction cases.
  02/10
• The future of food – Cressida Boyd checks out recent activity around our looming global food crisis. 02/10
• The hidden menace that can cause death during surgery.  How a cough syrup can kill you!  Dr Harry Morrow Brown explains how. 02/10
• Colleges accommodate more students with food allergies - a long article in USA Today detailing the encouraging progress made in colleges across the USA who are making active efforts to accommodate allergic students. 02/10
• Is it a cold or allergic rhinitis? WebMD offer a simple guide to differentiating between a common cold and allergic rhinitis. 02/10
• Over 100 cancer cases blamed on phone mast in Spanish school playground.
  01/10
• Great instructions kits from the Allergy and Asthma Network on how to 'clean your air' at home, at school and at play. 02/10
• Probiotics – the 'friendly' bacteria: side-lined healers – John Scott reviews the current research. 02/10
• Massachusetts first state to require restaurants to educate staff about food allergy. 02/10
• Very useful article on the Planet Thrive website suggesting 12 ways that those with severe chemical or electricity sensitivity can keep warm.
  02/10
• How hard it can be parenting a severely allergic child
  02/10
• Cold winters encourage birch trees to pollinate early
  
• 02/10
• Allergen control standards for the food industry
  02/10
• Protect yourself from VOCs when opening electronics packages
  02/10
• Water medicine – Dr Batmanghelidj believes that dehydration lies at the root of most chronic and acute 21st century maladies. 02/10
• Dodgy drinking water...
  11/09
• When is a wheat allergy not a wheat allergy? Michelle Berriedale-Johnson investigates. 02/10
• Managing allergy in the food chain  – Frances Dale reports on an industry conference. 02/10
• What is – and what causes – non allergic rhinitis? Before assuming that your rhinitis is caused by an allergic reaction it would be wise to check out the other possibilities. A lengthy article in Medical News Today describes the condition, the symptoms, the causes and the treatment. 01/10
• A good general article on documented health problems with/from radiation from WWII to the present day from MSNBC - 01/10
• Kosher foods for coeliacs – advice from a paid-up, kosher coeliac!
  2/10
• Healthy water – Sarah Merson reviews the case for water filtration and, if you choose to filter your water, how you might go about it. 2010
• The Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Trust (HBOTT), a non-profit organisation that provides information and advice on hyperbaric oxygen treatment, has just launched a new website to help raise the profile and understanding of oxygen therapy. 01/10
• Interesting article on angioedema (dramatic swelling associated with a severe allergic reaction) by an emergency medic. 01/10
  01/10
• Lengthy and in-depth article in GQ magazine by Christopher Ketchum on the links between mobile phone and brain cancer and the health risks of mobile technology in general. 02/10
• Foods labelled 'nondairy' in the US may contain milk protein.
  1/10
• Microwave technology: a twenty-first century Trojan horse: an in-depth investigation into microwave technology and its many hazards - John Scott - 2008 - Updated 2010
• Ford cars are allergy-friendly cars
  1/10
• Pictures from the new EHS refuge zone in southern France – complete with Faraday cage caravans. It is planned to open in spring 2010.
• High frequency voltage spikes (dirty electricity) and the incidence of cancer in La Quinta Middle School in California - the research (2008) and an excellent evaluation from Michael Segell of MSNBC (2010).
• Foods for optimal health – John Scott reviews Patrick Holford's 100% Health Survey which cuts across much conventional dietary wisdom Viz: nuts and seeds, often avoided because of their high fat and calorie content, prove excellent predictors of good health while wheat and milk, considered by many to be staples, are associated with poor health. 01/10
• Homeopathy and ADHD – an article in the Townsend Letter adapted from his book on the subject by Dana Ullman - 12/09
• The gluten – acne connection
  1 /10
• Casein plastic! For a period in the early 20th century 'plastic' pen cases were made in 'Ivorine', a product made from skimmed milk. By the mid to late 20th century these had been entirely superceded by 'real' plastic but anyone who has a dairy allergy and is interested in antique pens should be aware. A full history on the Parker Pen website.
• Vaccines' Dark Inferno: What Is Not on Insert Labels? A Townsend Letter exposé by Richard Gale and Dr Gary Null – 12/09
• Psychosomatic approach to psoriasis treatment proves effective
  01/10
• Mobile phones and Alzheimer's disease – recent research suggests that radiation from mobile phones may destroy brain deposits of beta-amyloid, a protein strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease – but the radiation to which the mice were subjected was significantly different to that generated by an in-use mobile phone. Dr Andrew Goldsworthy explains. 1/10
• Diagnostic quiz for hypo/hyperthyroidism
  1/10
• Coeliacs of the world – beware your pets!
  1/10
• 'Invisible bracelet' emergency health registry
  1/10
• Concern about child and teen exposure to chemicals via cosmetics
  2008
• Latest generation of cars to become wifi hotspots
  12/09
• An inexpensive 'dipstick' test for pesticides in foods
  12/0
• US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - vaccination guidelines
  1/10
• Air Canada told to provide nut-free zone for nut allergics who should be regarded as 'disabled' passengers – 1/10
• New year well-being for allergy sufferers – Nutritionist Micki Rose gives her top tips for 2010
• Milk consumption does worsen acne – interesting article from Suite 101
  12/09
• Autism can be an occupational asset - an interesting article from MSNBC
  12/09
• Sixteen French towns chosen for experimental reduction in electrosmog from phone masts.
  12/09
• Autism and gastrointestinal disorders – Two papers from a multidisciplinary panel led by the Harvard Medical School – 2010
• CT whole body scans deliver far more radiation than we have been led to believe – an exposé from the Dr Mercola site – 2009
• Symptoms of additive/flavouring intolerance - from the Association of German Dermatologists - 2010
• Novel preventative and therapeutic treatments for coeliac disease – Alex Gazzola reports on Dr Julio Bai of Hospital de Gastroenterología, Buenos Aires' talk at the recent Gastro 2009 conference.
• Is it time for mass screening? Carlo Catassi of the Maryland Center for Celiac Research discusses the challenges faced by the international coeliac community at the Gastro meeting in November 2009.
• All bunged up and nowhere to go. Micki Rose gives her top tips to get you going if you suffer from chronic constipation. 2009
• Dissing Dairy – An article in the Canadian Globe and Mail asks whether dairy products are really as great as everyone has always been told they were...
  12/09
• Building the Smart Home Wirelessly – house-wide wireless control from Taiwan
  11/09
• Skin tightening technique spells danger for electrosensitives
  11/09
• Links to a series of interesting articles on homeopathy
  11/09
• LDN or Low dose Naltrexone shows promise in treating a number of conditions including MS and Fibromyalgia - 11/09
• New, more sensitive food allergy tests
  11/09
• Latex and poinsettias – a dangerous connection? Dr Kevin Kelly, Professor of Pediatrics/Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin warns of a family connection. 12/09
• Thoughts on the nutritional and environmental potential of marine species and the pollution estuaries and coastal waters – Professor Michael Crawford
  12/09
• Homeopathic desensitisation – a way to enable you to eat foods which you could not otherwise tolerate – John Scott explains – 2009
• More evidence that colony collapse could be caused by mobile phone radiation
  09/09
• The Management of Multiple Food Intolerances - A detailed investigation of this very difficult area by Professor John Hunter and Agri-Food Scientist Karen Huntley of the Gastroenterology Research Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge – 2009
• BPA found in aluminium water bottles as well as plastic ones – and in tin cans...
  11/09
• Infants in the USA exposed to unsafe levels of thyroid-damaging perchlorate.
  11/09
• Prevalence of Food Allergy and Potential Therapies  – a report from the thirteenth international food allergy conference held during the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 11/09
• Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT): What it is and How it Works – a useful overview – 12/09
• Neurofeedback a possible treatment for Eosinophilic Esophogitis
  12/09
• Successful trial of 'Rush Specific Oral Tolerance Induction' in School-Age Children with Severe Egg Allergy – 2010
• Wriggling out of food intolerance – John Scott describes how a dose of worms has dramatically improved his total food intolerance.
  November 2009
• 'Laxmi', living in Canada, is now so chemically sensitive that she reacts to all clothing and has to live inside a Faraday cage erected over her bed.
  11/09
• From boon to bane – electricty today. Roderick Canning's in depth history of the growth of electrosmog over the last 50 years and its health/environmental implications 11/09.
• Little is known about the nutritional sufficiency of a gluten-free diet
  Alex Gazzola reports - 2009
• Hookworm Honeymoon. John Scott discovers that a new relationship was all that was required to relieve his longstanding total food intolerance and reduce his chronic fatigue. 11/09
• Lino versus vinyl – low allergen and environmentally friendly
  11/09
• Sulphates and Sulphites: the Good, the Moderately Bad and the Ugly. Margaret Moss explains the difference and the importance of each. 11/09
• Advances in high-tech medicine offer major benefits to patients but threaten ever higher EMR exposure
  10/09
• How about a toffee-fired rocket or a chocolate-powered racing car?...
  10/ 09
• Ditch the bleach – for electrolyzed water
  10/09
• Clinical Guidelines for the avoidance of Allergy in Germany –
  2009
• GREAT Healthcare – Coeliac Disease Education – 2009
  A new educational resource developed by the US-based National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
• Vitamin D – an alternative treatment for SAD – Dr Damien Downing
  11/09
• Managing environmental Illness – Dr George Carlo –
  11/09
• Coconut oil and medium chain triglycerides
  Dr Bruce Fife – 2009
• Low-lactose camel milk now available in the Netherlands
  10/09
• Hepatitis B vaccine could triple risk of autism in infant boys
  09/09
• Dr George Carlo warns of the dangers of mobile phone usage – in commenting on an article in the Daily Mail – 3/11/09
• Round up of advice on mobile phone usage – courtesy of Daily Telegraph
  October 2009
• Recent presentations (2008-9) by Professor Denis Henshaw of the Human Radiation Effects Group at the HH Wills Physics Laboratory in Bristol.
• Further questions about the controversial 2007 'Essex study' on short term exposure to phone mast radiation – more input needed from participants. October 09
• 'Expert' exchange of letters over the safety of mobile phone masts – sparked by a letter from Dr Nolan in the Kerryman newspaper – October 2009
• Seed Stacked and the VAT man - how daft can the law get?...
  October 2009
• Furious reaction to balanced article on peanut allergy in Canadian journal...
  October 2009
• Management of Food Allergens – edited by Jaqueline Coutts and Richard Fielder – published by Wiley
  2009
• Research from Lennart Hardell, Michael Carlberg and Kjell Hansson Mild from the Department of Oncology at University Hospital, Örebro and the Department of Radiation Physics, Umeå University both in Sweden which found a pattern of an increased risk for brain tumours after 10 years mobile phone use.
  2009
• Concern over low level radiation risk from nuclear power stations
  2009
• Ionising radiation, electrical hypersenstivity and geomagnetic reversals – Some thoughts from Andrew Goldswsorthy at the ES-UK meeting in
  October 2009
• Electromagnetic radiation from TV screen does affect those with no known sensitivities – Professor Olle Johansson
  2001
• In a paper published in Pathophysiology in 2009 Professor Olle Johanssen draws strong links between the effects of electromagnetic fields and both allergy and autoimmune disorders.
  2009
• If metal objects can be magnetic, does this present a problem for electro sensitives? Comments from Charles Claessens of Verband Baubiologie
  10/09
• Concerning data on long term mobile phone usage from Sweden – via the Saturday Telegraph
  09/09
• Ecologist report on UK air pollution
  09/09
  
  
  
  
  
  

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