Health and Nutrition - Jockey Club Bright Start Project 賽馬會幼兒喜步計劃

Author: Agnes LEUNGAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK Asthma is a chronic airway disease, especially common in children. It is estimated that there are more than 400,000 people with asthma in Hong Kong. According to a research published by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2007, the prevalence rate of asthma among school-age

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Novel treatment for food allergy

Health and Nutrition

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?

Health and Nutrition

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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Is it eczema? And what to do with it?

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Author: Agnes LEUNGAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK Eczema (also known as dermatitis) is a common skin condition that generally appears before a child reaches the age of one. Eczema affects around 30% of Hong Kong children, with severe eczema occurring in 1 in every 20 eczema cases. Eczema that is uncontrolled has a significant