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“We were told it was safe”: a family’s call for better allergy care for young adults   10th April 2026

Saavan and his family have been navigating life with serious food allergies since early childhood. While they have worked tirelessly to manage his condition, inconsistent access to specialist care and limited treatment options have created significant challenges along the way.
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“I’ve been asked to leave restaurants and sign disclaimers” 8th April 2026

Allergies are often associated with childhood — but they can develop at any stage of life. For Hong, that moment came at 30, when she was diagnosed with serious allergies. Almost overnight, she had to completely rethink her diet, with
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“I didn’t want to make a fuss – so I took risks I shouldn’t have” 7th April 2026

Luke first experienced a serious allergic reaction aged three and from that moment on, everyday life became about constant vigilance and staying safe in situations most of us take for granted. That vigilance was sometimes met with misunderstanding, exclusion, and
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Remembering Pat Schooling 9th February 2021

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on January 20th of Pat Schooling, the Director and moving spirit behind Action Against Allergy.  Pat was 93. Action Against Allergy was founded by Amelia Nathan Hill in

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Julianne Ponan has joined the Anaphylaxis Campaign as an Ambassador 4th February 2021

Julianne will work with us to educate, inform and campaign as a high profile entrepreneur who lives with anaphylaxis. Julianne Ponan (31) didn’t start out wanting to be an entrepreneur. She began her career in finance and took her first

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Julianne Ponan has joined the Anaphylaxis Campaign as an Ambassador 4th February 2021

As an ambassador Julianne will work with us to educate, inform and campaign as a high profile entrepreneur who has lived with anaphylaxis since childhood. Julianne Ponan was a toddler when she had her first anaphylactic attack. At nursery after

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Psychological Service Needs for Food Allergy 3rd February 2021

Please take part in the international survey on Psychological Service Needs for Food Allergy headed by Dr Rebecca Knibb at Aston University in collaboration Dr Chrissie Jones, Dr Helen Brough, Dr Linda Herbert, Mary Jane Marchisotto, Centres in the UK,

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Response to Editorial in the BMJ (18 January 2021) 22nd January 2021

We really welcome the Editorial in the BMJ (18th January 2021)-  “Vaccinating against Covid 19 in People who report Allergies.” Click here to read the editorial The Campaign has had an unprecedented number of calls to our helpline from allergic

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Statement regarding death of Ellen Raffell 20th January 2021

We are saddened to learn of the tragic death of Ellen Raffell, aged 16, who sadly died on 31st October 2019. We would like to offer our deepest sympathies to her family at this difficult time. Following the inquest on

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Shrimp – allergic patients in a multi-food oral immunotherapy trial(OIT) 16th January 2021

Shrimp allergy is a common and serious food allergy that is underdiagnosed and often lifelong.

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Does your child have peanut allergy? 8th January 2021

Acaster Lloyd Consulting are looking for participants to take part in a research study about caregivers’ and children’s Experiences of taking an oral peanut protein powder (immunotherapy) treatment or 2. Their thoughts about how an oral peanut protein powder (immunotherapy)

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European Commission approves first treatment for peanut allergy 7th January 2021

Aimmune Therapeutics’ PALFORZIA® has been approved by the European Commission as a treatment for peanut allergy. The European Commission (EC) has approved PALFORZIA®  for the treatment of peanut allergy, making it the first treatment for the condition. Produced by Aimmune

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