The Anaphylaxis Campaign is pleased to announce that Professor John Warner OBE, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Imperial College, London and Hon.Professor University of Cape Town, South Africa, has become the new Chair of the charity’s Clinical and Scientific Advisory Panel. Now semi-retired, Professor
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recently updated its anaphylaxis guidance regarding the prescribing of adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) before discharge after emergency treatment. This update outlines that healthcare professionals should always offer people with allergies a
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As new and returning students prepare for university, the Anaphylaxis Campaign has worked with allergy blogger Dan Kelly to bring together students’ most pressing allergy-related questions for a special Q&A video. Students going to university are often managing their allergies
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A recent court case has highlighted the importance of allergy awareness and education in schools. Maizy Harman, aged six years, has been awarded £2000 in compensation from North Yorkshire County Council after they provided her with food containing her allergen
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As schools prepare for children to return full time, we have been contacted by concerned parents and school staff about how the COVID-19 epidemic and the restrictions in place because of it, affect the giving of emergency treatment to children
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The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Congress 2020, took place digitally this year from 6- 8 June 2020. EAACI is an association of more than 11,000 clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals from 24 countries and
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EpiPen (Adrenaline) Auto-Injector 0.3 Mg: supply of a batch (no. 9FM766) with US-labelled auto-injectors packaged in UK cartons with a UK leaflet Mylan has released a batch of US-labelled EpiPen auto-injectors (Batch no. 9FM766) to enable continuous access of auto-injectors
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Limited company Rosehill Nites Limited?, operators of Rosehill Balti of Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire, was fined £3000 and ordered to pay £250, after it sold food which contained peanuts to a customer with a nut allergy. The customer, Tony Locke, suffered
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Following a key stakeholder consultation that was held between January and March this year, the Food Standards Agency has today published an update to the Food Allergen and Labelling Information:Technical Guidance along with a summary of responses and updates made
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