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Parents, carers and childcare settings are much more aware of food allergies than they once were. Precautions are taken and emergency plans can be developed for each child at risk of a reaction. But fewer people have heard of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES).

Here’s everything you need to know about alpha-gal syndrome

At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites

Number of people taken to hospital increased to 25,721 in 2022-23, from 12,361 two decades before

Data obtained by drugs regulator the MHRA shows there were 25,721 admissions to England’s hospitals for allergies and anaphylaxis in 2022/23.

CDC issues warning over alpha-gal syndrome, red-meat allergy primarily associated with lone-star tick saliva

At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites

Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on their labels are not violating a new federal allergy law

According to a world-first study, having a food allergy as a baby is connected to asthma and impaired lung function later in childhood. Read further on Dynamite News:

"Disordered eating combined with a co-occurring medical condition is a complicated mix"

WD&CW inspects Bala Sadan; finds poor facilities, negligent staff, illegal stay of outsiders. Staff not maintaining RO plant, serving poor-quality food; children suffering from skin diseases, allergy. In-charge directed to chlorinate water tank, clean premises, maintain cleanliness; action against regular employees for allowing outsiders.