Spring brings beauty and seasonal allergies: Prof Mike Levin chats to SABC News
Spring has officially sprung, and this season typically brings more sunshine, blooming flowers, and greener grass. But with all this growth comes more pollen. For people with seasonal allergies, this can be really frustrating and can affect their daily lives. To chat...
Shopping Smart for Allergy Relief
Shopping Smart for Allergy Relief: The Importance of the AFSA Seal of Approval Each year, South Africans spend millions of rands on products designed to help people manage asthma and other allergic disorders. From vacuum cleaners and air purifiers to bedding,...
Breakfast With Friends (CCFM) – great tips for allergy sufferers
On Tuesday 8 October, Professor Mike Levin went on CCFM's (Cape Community Radio) Breakfast With Friends to discuss the rise of "Tree Pollen Season" and offered a series of great tips for allergy sufferers. For more details, listen to the full interview below: Allergy...
neffy® Epinephrine Nasal Spray Gets FDA Approval!
A new treatment option for people with anaphylaxis will soon be available. The FDA approved neffy, an epinephrine nasal spray, last week. Test results show that the epinephrine nasal spray is just as effective as an epinephrine auto-injector in treating anaphylaxis....
Professor Heather Zar and Professor Mike Levin on the AfriSpacer Video 2
South Africa has one of the highest asthma death rates in the world, with around 15000 deaths each year. The effects of asthma can worsen during allergy season as many of the same substances that trigger your allergy symptoms may also cause asthma signs and symptoms...
Professor Heather Zar and Professor Mike Levin on the AfriSpacer Video 3
South Africa has one of the highest asthma death rates in the world, with around 15000 deaths each year. The effects of asthma can worsen during allergy season as many of the same substances that trigger your allergy symptoms may also cause asthma signs and symptoms...
Die Burger 19 May 2023 – Nuwe toestel vir behandeling van asma
Die AfriSpacer™ vertraag die spoed van die sproei uit die asmapomp en laat toe dat meer medikasie suksesvol na die longe gaan. Nuwe toestel vir behandeling van asma Denique Smith , N Nuwe toestel genaamd AfriSpacerTm wat die inaseming van medisyne uit 'n asmapomp baie...
Die Burger 19 May 2023 – Asthma Awareness Month
In a bid to further educate South Africans on asthma to avoid unnecessary deaths, the Allergy Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) is busting five harmful myths about the disease! Myth 1: It’s better to ‘tough it out’ without taking asthma medication. The lungs do not...
Baby’s and Beyond 1 June 2023 – AfriSpacer launches in SA
AfriSpacerTM launches in SA. A revolutionary new device called the AfriSpacerTM, which makes inhalation of medication from an asthma pump easier and far more effective, has been launched in South Africa by the Allergy Foundation of South Africa AFSA . "It is...
Why use an AfriSpacer?
Good Hope FM - The Morning Show - 15 May 2023 - Dr Pieter de Waal Asthma Awareness Month - Afrispacer Using a spacer such as AfriSpacer™ with a metered dose inhaler allows 1.7 times as much drug delivery to the lungs, to levels higher than with nebulisers and dry...