Health and Nutrition

Novel treatment for food allergy

Author: Agnes LEUNGAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK In the previous articles of the series, we have discussed how severe and life-threatening food allergy can be. A “fight-and-flight” approach have been the current mainstay of management – “fighting” against the allergic reactions with emergency medications such as antihistamines and adrenaline autoinjectors; and “fleeing” from the …

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Living with food allergy in the community. How to read food labels?

Author: Agnes LEUNGAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK To prevent unfavourable adverse food reactions, the only way is to strictly avoid the known allergens in diet. It may sound easy when food-allergic individuals have their food prepared at home, knowing exactly what ingredients are added. It becomes rather nerve-racking when they are dining out or …

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嬰幼兒腹瀉或嘔吐

作者:香港聖公會聖多馬幼兒中心駐校護士:劉頴琳 嬰幼兒喜歡把物品放入口中探索,這樣會容易將細菌病毒都吃下,引發腹瀉或嘔吐…

Diagnostic Strategy for Food Allergy. How to Know If I am Food-allergic?

Author: Agnes LEUNGAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK   Food allergy is categorized into three types based on the nature of the immunological response: IgE-mediated (e.g. anaphylaxis), non-IgE-mediated (also called cell mediated, e.g. food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome), and mixed IgE- and non-IgE-mediated (e.g. flare of atopic dermatitis). As doctors, we are particularly concerned when …

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