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Nasal saline sprays and rinses
Nasal saline sprays and rinses Establishing and maintaining healthy airways is easy, cost-effective and often overlooked. Inside your nose and sinuses is a lining of membranes that filters, humidifies and heats the
Junk food may cause food allergy in children in schools
Junk food may cause food allergy in children Advanced glycation end products, or AGEs, which are found in abundance in junk food, are likely associated with the significant increase of food allergies among children
Allergies and vaccination
Allergies and vaccination A global threat Parents who opt not to vaccinate their children are one of the 10 biggest threats to global health this year, according to the WHO’s list of
Why paediatricians should advocate for stock inhalers in schools
Why paediatricians should advocate for stock inhalers in schools The UK passed a law in 2017 allowing an unnamed Epipen to be kept at school for anaphylactic emergencies. Now, they are also
S. aureus puts kids with severe eczema at higher risk for food allergy
S. aureus puts kids with severe eczema at higher risk for food allergy A defective skin barrier, aberrant local skin immunity and microbial dysfunction all contribute to the pathogenesis of eczema. Recent evidence
Hospitalized children with asthma do not benefit from routine azithromycin given in hospital
Hospitalized children with asthma do not benefit from routine azithromycin given in hospital Azithromycin has been found to be of use in some asthmatic patients because of its immunomodulatory effects on the
Allergies over winter time
Allergies over winter time Summer time is coming to an end- allergies caused by grass and tree pollens are easing off- but with a new season comes a new set of prevailing
Anaphylaxis- a parent’s perspective
Anaphylaxis- a parent’s perspective Response to a social media post A mother describes (on social media) in vivid detail her observations as her young daughter develops anaphylaxis and proceeds to go into
World Allergy Week: 7-13 April 2019
Food allergy care training modules for school staff set to help manage and prevent fatalities in SA Food Allergy can be mild, severe or life-threatening and the incidence is increasing worldwide.