NB The date against each report refers to the date when it was originally published. If we did not manage to catch it on publication but still think it is useful, we add it as a 'new' report even though it would appear to be an 'old' one!

• Infant food allergy: where are we now? Dr Janice Joneja charts the change in approach to infant food allergy from avoidance to induced tolerance. 01/12
  
  
• Preventing allergic reactions during surgery is better, research suggests
  07/11

• The risk factors in allergic reaction during surgery should be taken into full consideration by doctors before operating
  07/11

• Allergic reactions to drugs and anaphylactic shocks: how and when they occur during surgery, and how they should be measured for a correct diagnosis
  07/11

• All administered drugs and other agents before and during surgery may be viewed as potential allergens, and anaesthesia is consistently viewed as a high risk procedure.
  07/11

• A review of latex allergy with regards surgery, looking at high-risk groups
  07/11

• A look at the common use of antibiotics during surgery, how they cause anaphylaxis, and how to diagnose antibiotic allergy
  07/11

• Muscle relaxants contribute to 50-70% of anaphylaxis during surgery. Skin tests can determine high-risk patients
  07/11

• Milk powder better than liquid drops to treat milk allergies
  12/11
  
  
• Asians more likely to be severely allergic to anticonvulsants
  12/11

• Study calls salt intake guidelines into question
  11/11

• Huge rise in potentially fatal allergies and new NICE guidelines on anaphylaxis 12/11

• Mechanisms of aluminum adjuvant toxicity and autoimmunity in pediatric populations. Dr Lucija Tomljenovic. Research evidence suggests that the use of aluminium as an adjuvant for multiple vaccinations may be putting children at risk and that a rigorous evaluation of the vaccine-related adverse health impacts in the pediatric population is urgently needed. 02/12
  Another paper here.
  
  
• Treating atopic dermatitis with a low-histamine diet
  09/11
  
  
• High prevalence of coeliac disease among first degree relatives of coeliac patients. 01/12
  
  
• Capsule endoscopy increasingly used to diagnose coeliac disease because it is noninvasive and provides a close and magnified view of the mucosa of the entire small bowel. An update of current data. 01/12

• Shellac in cosmetics (mascara, lipstick, nailpolish, hairspray) increasingly found to cause allergic contact dermatitis. 08/11

• Peanut allergy transferred along with lung transplantation. 12/11

• Black children more likely to suffer from food allergies, especially peanut allergies, than white children. 10/11

• Clothes made of milk – really!
  11/11

• Antibiotics for acne linked to sore throats
  11/11

• Oral desensitisation for severe peanut allergy is possible
  11/11

• Successful UK trial for peanut desensitisation
  11/11

• Impact of climate change on hospital visits of patients with tree pollen allergy
  11/11

• Classroom allergy due to electric air fresheners
  11/11
  
  
• Overcoming a decade-long food allergy
  11/11
  
  
• Korean black raspberry prevents allergic reaction
  02/12
  
  
• Stomach flu may be linked to food allergies
  11/11
  
  
• Tolerance of apples achieved by eating them all the time
  11/11
  
  
• Alcohol and smoking can trigger allergic reactions or make allergy symptoms worse
  11/11
  
  
• Watching funny films helps the tummy! Or, more precisely, faecal flora
  06/11
  
  
• The effect of aqueous cream BP on the skin barrier in volunteers with a previous history of atopic dermatitis
  08/11
  
  
• Use of laptop computers connected to the internet via wifi may result in decreased male fertility. 11/11
  
  
• Study (from mid 1990s) shows that in allergic men with low testosterone levels, testosterone supplementation given along side their allergy medication improved both their symptoms and their overall health. Could men with allergies benefit from having their testosterone levels checked?
  
  
• Despite the 2009 revision of the EU Nickel Directive, the proportion of mobile phones with significant nickel release remains unchanged, perpetuating this persistent cause of nickel allergy and dermatitis. 12/12
  
  
• Lower levels of regulatory T (Treg) cells found in cord blood of children with egg allergy than in those without. 06/08
  
  
• Kidney beans, chickpeas and peanuts are the major triggers for allergic ashtma and rhinitis in India 11/11
  
  
• Early feeding practices and the development of food allergies
  10/11
  
  
• Dirt prevents allergy
  11/11
  
  
• Changes coming to allergy immunotherapy
  11/11
  
  
• Nickel-free teeth braces are better for people with nickel allergy
  11/11
  
  
• Human seminal plasma allergy: pregnancy after prophylactic anti-histamine treatment
  10/11
  
  
• BPA exposure in the womb linked to behavioural problems in young girls
  10/11
  
  
• Hotels that invite pets may also be inviting allergic reactions
  10/11
  
  
• Mode and place of delivery, gastrointestinal microbiota and their influence on asthma and atopy
  11/11
  
  
• Digital worlds can help autistic children to develop social skills
  10/11
  
  
• Association of SCIT with autoimmune disease, heart disease and mortality
  10/11
  
  
• Dimethyl fumarate causes contact dermatitis of the foot, an increasingly widespread disease
  09/11
  
  
• New way of detecting eczema-causing DMFu in leather and footwear developed
  05/11
  
  
• Allergic contact dermatitis to preservatives and fragrances in cosmetics
  04/11
  
  
• Food allergy as a cause of constipation and diarrheic irritable bowel syndrome (two reports)
  06/11
  
  
• Freezing, hot tumble drying and washing with eucalyptus oil all reduce incidence of dust mite in soft toys
  02/11
  
  
• Allergies may help fight brain tumours
  10/11
  
  
• Cat allergic people may also be allergic to pork and other meats
  11/11
  
  
• Probiotics are an effective treatment for antibiotic-related diarrhoea
  05/11
  
  
• Exposure to chlorine may affect boys’ fertility later in life
  10/11
  
  
• Are antibiotics killing off beneficial bacteria for good?
  08/11
  
  
• Exposure Limits: the underestimation of absorbed mobile phone radiation, especially in children
  10/11
  
  
• Study comparing the health of vaccinated to unvaccinated children
  10/11
  
  
• Exposure to green spaces could help treat ADHD
  08/11
  
  
• The optimal diagnostic workup for children with suspected food allergy
  10/11
  
  
• Children who drink raw milk have less asthma
  08/11
  
  
• Heart failure and anaphylactic shock – two cases
  04/11
  
  
• Consumption of low-fat yoghurt when pregnant can increase risk of asthma and hayfever in childhood
  09/11
  
  
• GSM mobile phone radiation suppresses brain glucose metabolism
  09/11
  
  
• New model for predicting incidences and persistence of allergic rhinitis in adolescence
  09/11
  
  
• A mouldy home environment is associated with increased risk of asthma
  09/11
  
  
• Single nut or total nut avoidance in nut allergic children: outcome of nut challenges to guide exclusion diets
  09/11
  
  
• Frequency of cow’s milk allergy in children with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  08/11
  
  
• Children with autism benefit from early, intensive therapy
  11/11
  
  
• Four different studies suggest that probiotics may be effective as inflammatory agents and in combating antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. 10/11
  
  
• Full-body blue light may be an effective treatment for severe eczema. 06/11
  
  
• Test to discover the real talents in those with Asperger syndrome – 09/11
  
  
• Allergic hypersensitivity to cannabis in patients with allergy and illicit drug users – 09/11
  
  
• Allergies linked to a baby’s birthplace and how they’re born – 09/11
  
  
• Chemicals in tattoo inks under new scrutiny – 08/11
  
  
• Partially hydrolysed cow’s milk formula has been found to have beneficial effects on infants with mild atopic dermatitis – 11/11
  
  
• Non-fragrance allergens in specific cosmetic products – 11/11
  
  
• Manchester-based law firm calls for a ban on hair dye chemical – 2011
  
  
• Comparison of topical corticosteroids and non-topical anti-inflammatory agents in treatment of atopic dermatitis – 06/11
  
  
• A 2004 paper from Professors Örjan Hallberg and Olle Johansson suggesting that 'increased incidence and mortality of melanoma of skin cannot solely be explained by increased exposure to UV-radiation from the sun... and that continuous disturbance of cell repair mechanisms by body-resonant electromagnetic fields seems to amplify the carcinogenic effects resulting from cell damage caused e.g. by UV-radiation.'
  
  
• New Russian research shows that four years mobile phone use by 196 7–12-year-old children had a significantly damaging effect on their cognitive, memory and other functions. 11/11
  
  
• Doctoral dissertation on mobile phone radiation biological effects - 'Proteomics Analysis of Human Endothelial Cells After Short-Term Exposure to Mobile Phone Radiation'. 11/11
  
  
• BMJ 09/11 – Use of mobile phones and risk of brain tumours: update of Danish cohort study. Conclusions In this update of a large nationwide cohort study of mobile phone use, there were no increased risks of tumours of the central nervous system, providing little evidence for a causal association. Dr Allan Frey's very interesting letter to the BMJ suggesting that most of the epidemiological studies that have been done on mobile phone usage are worthless because they have, for example, lumped together 'car, bag and head' use of phones when estimating brain cancer risk.
  
  
• Skin protection is not all of human origin…
  09/11
  
  
• Information on gluten-containing cosmetics is not so easy to find
  10/11
  
  
• New method of inhibiting allergic reactions developed, with no side-effects
  10/11
  
  
• Sexually transmitted allergic reaction to Brazil nuts
  2007
  
  
• Food allergy on the rise
  09/11
  
  
• Gluten contamination in the Canadian commercial oat supply
  06/11
  
  
• Study challenges the value of probiotics/prebiotics in treating childhood atopic dermatitis
  03/11
  
  
• Chronic inflammation in atopic dermatitis may be caused by dysfunctional sweating mechanisms
  05/11
  
  
• Eczema on the rise in Australia
  09/11
  
  
• Children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms have altered digestive genes
  09/11
  
  
• Mother’s diet influences baby’s allergies
  09/11
  
  
• Vaccination for cat allergy
  07/10
  
  
• Propylene glycol: an often unrecognised cause of allergic contact dermatitis in patients using topical corticosteroids
  05/11
  
  
• New translator app makes sense of menus in foreign languages
  09/11
  
  
• Fecal assays detect hypersensitivity to cow’s milk and gluten in adults with IBS
  08/11
  
  
• Prolonged breastfeeding does not protect against eczema
  08/11
  
  
• Vitamin C supplementation might benefit children with asthma
  08/11
  
  
• Future climate change may increase asthma attacks in children
  08/11
  
  
• The risk of anaphylaxis to the flu vaccine for egg allergic individuals may be much lower than previously thought
  10/11
  
  
• Peanut sensitivity increases with age
  08/11
  
  
• FDA warns of allergy risk with Merck antipsychotic drug
  09/11
  
  
• Greenpeace research reveals toxic chemicals in biggest clothing brands
  08/11
  
  
• Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents
  08/11
  
  
• House dust mite test on wheezy toddlers predicts asthma in teen years
  08/11
  
  
• Delayed allergic reaction after coronary angiography
  07/11
  
  
• Industry demand prompts new buckwheat allergen test
  05/11
  
  
• Why black children may be more likely to develop food allergies
  09/11
  
  
• Low vitamin B12 levels in elders cause brain shrinkage and possible dementia
  09/11
  
  
• Vitamins E and D helpful in treating eczema
  06/11
  
  
• Excessive consumption of high-nickel foods such as cocoa could signficantly worse nickel-contact dermataitis in nickel sensitive patients. 05/11
  
  
• Metal snaps on children's clothes are a potential source of nickel sensitisation in very young children and should be avoided. 06/11
  
  
• Increasing incidence of allergic reactions to materials used in dental procedures. 11/10
  
  
• Birch pollen allergy closely related to soya allergy because of similarity of protein structures. 10/11
  
  
• Exercise and relaxation as effective in controlling migraine attacks as topiramate, a common migraine drug. 09/11
  
  
• NSAIDS can cause allergic skin reactions including swelling and urticaria, as do, occasionally, steroids. 10/11
  
  
• Two cases of allergic reaction to parenteral nutrition – one to egg and the other to the multivitamin component of the food. 10/11 & 09/11
  
  
• Yeast thioredoxin-enriched extracts may mitigate the allergenicity of foods – 10/11
  
  
• Combining SLIT with SCIT offers benefits for house-mite dust sensitised children with asthma. 10/11
  
  
• Tumour fear makes women switch off their mobiles
  10/11
  
  
• Chronic abnormal blood brain flow in Gulf war veterans
  09/11

• Cow’s milk may cause ENT problems
  09/11

• Organisms in saliva may play a role in breaking down gluten
  10/10

• Influence of breast milk versus formula and genetics on gut microbiota composition could help prevent celiac disease
  08/11

• Active packaging tops MAP for gluten-free bread’s shelf life
  06/11

• Reproductive changes associated with gluten sensitivity
  12/10

• Gluten in red wine
  07/11

• Over the counter moisturizers just as effective as costly prescription creams for mild-to-moderate eczema
  05/11

• Immunotherapy of allergic contact dermatitis
  08/11

• Unusually delayed reaction after the H1N1 vaccine: A case of a female medical doctor with no history of atopy who experienced allergic contact dermatitis three weeks after a vaccination which contained thimerosal, and subsequently tested positive to thimerosal in a patch test
  10/10

• Palmar dermatitis caused by black rubber bicycle hand grips: A case of a 10 year old Turkish boy with no history of allergy suddenly developed dermatitis after a prolonged, intense period of using his new bicycle
  08/11

• Lack of research into widely used acne treatments could be limiting their effectiveness
  08/11

• Deadly ancient Egyptian medication – the dark secret of Queen Hatshepsut’s flacon
  08/11

• Drug induced psoriasis
  03/11

• The anti-allergic effect of kefir Lactobacilli – 10/10

• Eating probiotics can have a beneficial impact on the central nervous system, and depression – 02/11

• Sublingual immunotherapy in natural rubber latex-allergic patients – 08/11

• New online course teaches people how to prepare for anaphylaxis – 08/11

• Slowing the allergic march – 08/11

• Dietary sensitivities and ADHD symptoms - 35 years of research: artificial food colours (AFCs) are not the cause of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, but evidence suggests that some people with ADHD improve when eating an AFC-free diet – 04/11

• Low vitamin D level linked to allergy and asthma: A study exploring whether the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is evidence for higher risk of allergy and asthma, and looking at whether asthmatic children have lower levels of vitamin D – 06/11

• The fewer species of gut bacteria children have, the more likely they’ll have allergies by school age: An exploration of the association between neonatal faecal flora and the development of atopic disorders until the age of six years – 07/11
  
  
• Omega 3s lower inflammation and anxiety in medical students – 07/11
  
  
• It appears that sufferers from allergic rhinitis have better hearing... 03/11
  
  
• Mastic from the stem and leaves of the Pistacia lentiscus tree appears to reduce allergic inflammation in asthmatic mice. 07/11
  
  
• Nut-allergy sufferers face prejudice  08/11
  
  
• The genetics of multiple sclerosis involved in immune system function – 08/11
  
  
• Allergic reactions enhanced by mobile phone use – 05/11
  
  
• Psoriasis linked to stroke risk – 08/11
  
  
• Cancer-protective effects seen for type 4 allergies – 07/11

• Filaggrin gene defects and the risk of developing allergic disorders – 01/11

• Genes found that link ADHD and ASD and other neuropsychiatric disorders – 08/11

• Carbon dioxide-enriched water inhalation as treatment for allergic rhinitis – 05/11

• Early allergy risk affected by prenatal pet exposure, delivery mode and race – 08/11

• Synthetic surfactant food additives can cause intestinal barrier dysfunction – 05/11
  
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