Health and Nutrition

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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

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

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