About allergy

Here you can read about the latest clinical research about allergy.

Different kinds of allergy

Effect of diet on exzema 
Testing for food allergies can be helpful in treating children with moderate to severe skin rash. 

Food allergy

Food allergy testing for skin rash 
Testing for food allergies can be helpful in treating children with moderate to severe skin rash.

Effect of diet on eczema 
Children with eczema who are allergic to eggs may benefit from a diet without eggs.

How to treat allergy

Specific immunotherapy may help reduce hay fever symptoms even after the treatment has stopped 
One way of treating people with seasonal allergy symptoms (hay fever) is to expose them to small amounts of the pollen they are allergic to over a long period of time.

Specific immunotherapy stops hay fever developing into asthma 
There is an established link between pollen-induced hay fever symptoms (‘runny nose and itchy eyes’) in  childhood and the development of asthma.

Allergy-proof bedcovers do not reduce asthma symptoms 
Studies have shown that people with asthma who are allergic to dust mites get worse when they are exposed to high levels of the dust mite allergen.

Effect of diet on eczema 
Children with eczema who are allergic to eggs may benefit from a diet without eggs.

What causes allergy

Immunotherapy for Asthma 
Substances in the air called allergens sometimes cause asthma. Surprisingly, the allergens that cause the symptoms may also be used to help you get rid of the symptoms. This allergen treatment is called allergen immunotherapy.