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You’d think that the stressful part of travelling with allergic children would be the allergy part, but that was not the case with my trip from hell. Five years ago (the fact I still remember should give you an indication as to the traumatic events that follow), I travelled with my children to Central Queensland to visit my family, and left my husband behind to hold the fort. The night before

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Do you have a child with food allergies at school? Sadly, most of the time when food allergies are reported in the media it is because a school is seeking to ban a particular food (there is a story every day from the US media). [Obviously, this wasn't the case with Allergy Awareness Week (15-22 May)]. And each time this happens there are clearly two camps (both very small, I imagine) who are

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Do you know what your kids think about their allergies? With Allergy Awareness Week looming (15-21 May), it would be great if you could ask them a couple of questions and email these to us. These are general, informal questions to see how much food allergy impacts on day to day life. The questions are aimed at children aged between five and 12. It may be better to get a friend of the family to

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It's that time of year again and the emails have been running hot with tips on where to find certain Easter Eggs and how many are left on the shelves. In fact, exactly the same scenario as every other year. I pity anyone who does not belong to an allergy network at this time of the year as otherwise you would end up eggless. Last year, after doing several reconnaissance missions to K-Mart to

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No one has been left untouched by the horror of the Christchurch earthquake - even if we don't live there, we know someone or have family who are affected. With the lack of water and limited food, we have been worrying for people on specialised diets - particularly those with food allergies. During the last earthquake, we helped people locate specialised formula and our concern at Allergy New

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Recently I volunteered to cater for my work’s board meeting. I’ve done catering before — how hard could it be? All I had to do was supply morning and afternoon tea and lunch for 10. Here’s the catch: half of them had food allergies. Still it didn’t seem too hard, as where I live there are many stores catering for those with food allergies and all those I was catering for are reasonable people,

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Charlotte Korte wanted to do something exciting for her 40th birthday - and the idea of jumping out of a plane at great height appealed. She also has had two children with severe allergies and, having been through the allergy journey, decided to put her dare-devil antics to good use. So the idea of sky diving and raising money for Allergy New Zealand's education and research programmes was born.

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Most people understand allergy as something in the air that makes you sneeze. Many find it hard to grasp the concept that allergy can also be something you eat that makes you so sick it could stop your breathing or even your heart. Fortunately such severe reactions (anaphylaxis) rarely cause death, but they are becoming more common because of the increase in food allergy, particularly in young

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If you have a child with eczema and have found it doesn't improve after the use of Aqueous cream BP, you may have an answer. A UK study has found that Aqueous cream BP actually reduces the thickness of healthy skin and aids irritation. The study was carried out with six volunteers, who all had healthy skin. It as applied to different areas, and after four weeks it as associated thinning and

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Allergy New Zealand's Honorary Ambassador Sir Peter Leitch featured in This Is Your Life on TVNZ this past Sunday. We have known for years what a good bloke the Mad Butcher is - and we're thrilled that the rest of New Zealand can see this too. We can't thank him enough for what he has done for Allergy New Zealand - not only has he donated and raised tens of thousands of dollars for the

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He has networked, nagged and bullied to raise tens of thousands of dollars through fundraising and personal donations for Allergy New Zealand and is truly deserving of the knighthood conferred on him in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June. So how do you thank the Honorary Ambassador Sir Peter Charles Leitch QSM for all his wonderful support given to countless New Zealanders? Allergy New

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I have been following a heated debate that is raging in the US and Canada over whether peanuts should be banned from airlines. Obviously it would make life easier for those with peanut allergy to travel, but peanut farmers (of which there are large numbers) are concerned this could cause them a huge financial dent. Interestingly, world-leading allergy specialist Dr Scott Sicherer, who studies

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10 May 2010: Early results from a study of more than 500 infants with egg or milk allergy indicate that they are highly likely to test positive for allergic antibodies that are specific to peanuts. This unexpected finding suggests that these infants are at risk for developing peanut allergy later in life and should be evaluated by a health care professional before introducing peanuts into their

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The theme for this year’s Allergy Awareness Week (16-22 May) is ‘Allergies — no walk in the park’. Do you find that one of the hardest parts of dealing with an allergy is having people take it seriously? For most of us, once our - or our kids' - allergies are diagnosed and managed, we look like anyone else (although more healthy I think!). So the focus is then on convincing people that it is,

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We received an email through our website about travelling to Fiji and dealing with a food allergy. Do you have any suggestions? "I have booked a holiday in fiji. I assumed a 'five star' resort with many resteraunts would be able to accomodate food allergies. They tell me they cannot accomodate such dietry requirements (egg, dairy and nut free except coconut)and have not yet let me know if they

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Easter (religious aspects aside) is about children having a lovely time, hunting for Easter eggs.But for parents who have children with food allergies, it's also a hunt, albeit one that begins months before and is often associated with large doses of stress! Searching for a safe chocolate Easter egg can sometimes feel a little like searching for the Holy Grail.I belong to our Central Auckland

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We're half way through February, so it seems a little redundant to say 'Happy New Year'. A couple of weeks ago, this article appeared in the Australian newspaper, The Sunday Telegraph "Schools banned food list has gone nuts".http://bit.ly/cWUiqsOut of this story, the Herald on Sunday ran a similar article "Kids lunch box time bombs".http://bit.ly/aoB7VrIt's important to differentiate between

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“Geographic variation may provide insights into some of the causes of food allergy in Australia”, states a Canberra based allergy specialist in separate articles published in the December edition of Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology and online in the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Working with Drs Sunday Clark (University of Pittsburgh), and Carlos Camargo (Harvard Medical School

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Christmas is synonymous with feasting, particularly with our family (although I have firmly told myself that the feast is for one day only – or three – but not the whole season!).I am happy to say that it hasn’t been an issue so far for us at our family gatherings (our extended family gatherings range from 30 to 50 people on Christmas Day). But I know that for others it’s not so easy.We have just

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When we talk about food allergies, it's usually the serious issues. But there is an amusing aspect, and that's the lengths we are driven to forage for safe food.A case point is what happened with our local allergy support group a couple of days ago.An eagle-eyed member noted that K-Mart was selling Kinnerton chocolate - and at only $4. For those of you not in the know, Kinnerton chocolate is the

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Travelling with food allergies There is no doubt about it: travelling with food allergies takes a lot of forward planning. You can’t simply book your ticket online and turn up at the airport like everyone else. In most cases, you need to go through a sales centre, disclose your food allergies and then think about what sort of nutritious meals and snacks you can pack. This is further hindered

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Hello everyone.We are finally joining the 21st century with the creation of our very own blog! We plan to do a weekly post, and invite you to share your views and any news.Watch this space closely for our first post, which will be appearing before the end of the week.The Allergy New Zealand Teamwww.allergy.org.nz

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