Archive for March 30th, 2009
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FOOD ALLERGY: ORGANISING A ROTATION DIET
This diet treats all fish, all eggs, all birds and all nuts, as if each category is one food. Some people react to all fish, irrespective of the species or type, and a strict diet will confine all fish to one day -similarly with eggs, birds and nuts. A less strict diet allows you to [...]
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WHICH CHEMICALS CAUSE REACTIONS?
The chemicals commonly implicated in allergy and sensitivity are broadly the same, although allergic reactions are most commonly associated with contact – touching and handling chemicals – while sensitivity is more linked to inhaling chemicals, as well as contact or absorption through the skin or mucosa. Table 4 shows a list of common chemicals causing [...]
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ALLERGY TO CLOTHING: COATS AND OUTERWEAR
If you are allergic to wool, and, in addition, are sensitive to a wide range of synthetic fibres or fabrics, it can be virtually impossible to find warm, windproof and waterproof outerwear, with tolerable linings. There are no reliable solutions, or sources of clothing, but here are some suggestions on how to cope. It is [...]
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ALLERGIC REACTION TO BEDDING: SYNTHETIC AND LATEX BEDDING
The following are suppliers of synthetic bedding, including latex and other pillows, duvets, and pure nylon sheets: Celic (duvets, blankets, bedspreads, quilts, nylon sheets and pillowcases, and mattress covers and underblankets), Foam for Comfort (latex mattresses and pillows; foam mattresses), Freemans (latex and synthetic pillows, mattress covers, underblankets and duvets), HL Linen Bazaars (latex and [...]
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ALLERGY TO POLLENS: WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?
Pollens can be carried very great distances by winds in the atmosphere. Pollen grains have been found in the air in mid-Atlantic Ocean, and have been shown to be blown up to 300 kilometres (nearly 90 miles) a day. The average maximum distance travelled is thought to be closer to 50 kilometres (about 30 miles), [...]