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PUTTING THE PATIENT AT THE CENTRE
by Dr Sarah Myhill MB BS
Highlights from an ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference from the practitioner's point of view

A LITTLE BIT OF AAA'S HISTORY COMES TO LIGHT
An unexpected coincidence

THE UNMET NEED - ACTION UPDATE
AAA's correspondence with the Department of Health

TAKE STOCK - COOK UP A HEALTHY DISH
Ideas from Kallo

NEWS ROUND-UP
Further steps to coeliac disease<>Illegal GM rice contamination<>Breathing space for kids with asthma<>Herbal remedy for eczema patients<>Legal position of administering Epipen

THE ROLE OF DIET IN BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS

by Janice Joneja PhD, RDN. The reasons why foods and additives trigger ADHD and how to avoid it.

WILL GOOD IDEAS GATHER MORE DUST?

An overview of problems and solutions reprinted from the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee Report on Allergy. AAA calls for action.

THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW

by Howard A Jones BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, MRSC Naturopathic remedies offer a choice beyond drugs.

WINTER MEALS

Pure Dairy Free ideas for nourishing dishes.

ALLERGIES AND COSMETICS

by Chris Flower, Director-General of the Cosmetic, Toiletry & Perfumery Association. Should industry do more to meet the needs of the chemically sensitive?

THOMAS

by Deborah Carter. The anguish of a parent trying to cope with her severely allergic son.

BUILDING FOR HEALTH

One company demonstrates the way forward to make our home environment purer and non-allergenic.

SUMMER TREATS

'Free from' recipes on the blog devised by Melanie Fenson to feed her allergic children.

ENZYME POTENTIATED DESENSITIZATION by Jennifer Worth SRN, SCM

How this low-dose immunization treatment works

HEALTH CARE - WHAT FUTURE?

A report on London's 'Case for Change'

GOING NUTS

Jill Sanders finds out how one mum copes with her child's nut allergy

EVELINA AND ALLERGY by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson

Looking at the new unique children's allergy hospital

COOK'S CORNER

Good ideas from Goodness Direct

HOMING IN ON HAYFEVER from two directions

The Allergic March to Asthma by Helen Boreham & A Breath of Fresh Air by Julian Laws

FOOD AND DEPRESSION

by Michael Franklin MA (Oxen) DipNS

BEAT YOUR ALLERGIES

Dr Rob Hicks MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP offers some easy ideas for getting relief

GM FOOD AND CROPS

Your right to choose. An update by Jill Sanders

A PERSONAL VIEW OF ALLERGY AWARENESS

Dawn Faroni, daughter of AAA's founder, writes from Rome

THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF A VIRAL INFECTION ON THE ALLERGIC CONDITION

Jennifer Worth SRN, SCM

SUPPLEMENTS

Do they do any good? Charles Norton looks at the pros and cons

SEASONAL DELIGHTS FROM DELAMERE

Tasty ideas for Christmas dishes

LIVING WITH LUKE

Bridget Sexton's account of her severely allergic infant

SUGAR NOT SO SWEET

How stopping lactose can cure your allergy by Prof Anthony Campbell & Dr Stephanie Matthews

WHY ME? BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU!

BSEM Conference Report by Jill Sanders

PUDDING CLUB

'free from' DESSERTS from Trufree

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF WASTE INCINERATORS

4th Report of the British Society for Ecological Medicine by Dr Jeremy Thompson & Dr Honor Anthony

DO HERBAL REMEDIES REALLY HELP - AND ARE THEY SAFE?

Helene Hodge investigates

HEALTH KINESIOLOGY AND ALLERGIES

What is it? And how does it work? by John Payne KFRP

DEPRESSION AND FOOD INTOLERANCE

A personal story by Brian Godfrey

A RISK ANALYSIS OF AIR FRESHENER SPRAYS AND PERFUMED CHEMICAL CLEANERS

by Graham Williams

FRAN'S FAMILY FAVOURITES

Wheat free, gluten free recipes from Fran Crosthwaite

IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR GRASS ALLERGY

ELIMINATE YOUR FOOD ALLERGENS

An action plan for food allergy relief by Patrick Holford & Dr James Braly

COLD COMFORT?

Clinical trials point the way to the help of probiotics in cold prevention

WATER FLUORIDATION

Looking at the factors against it. By Dr Anthony D Fox, Chairman. The Dorset & New Forest Safe Water Society.

COOKS' COLUMN

Recipes to enjoy in the party season

SOS - SAVE OUR SUPPLEMENTS

The latest decisions from the EU and the effect they will have. By Helene Hodge

ANAPHYLAXIS

A report on a meeting of the Allergy Research Foundation by Dr Richard Turner FRCP

CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES

Advice on facing up to toxic exposure by Dr Damien Downing, President of the BSEM

WALKING HER WAY TO BETTER HEALTH

Jennifer Worth covers the miles to the benefit of AAA

GM FREEZE

Update on the campaign and the ongoing fight to get protection for our foods

AIR FRESHENER SPRAYS IN PUBLIC TOILETS

How you can make a difference

COOKING FOR KIDS

Healthy ideas for youngsters on restricted diets.

THE UNMET NEED - WHERE NEXT?

Inaction Against Allergy by Dr H Morrow Brown MD FRCP(Ed)

WHAT ALLERGY SERVICES?

by Dr Damian Downing, President, BSAENM

THE FACTS AND THE FIGURES

by Prof Andy Wardlaw President, BSACI

THE CHEMICAL CONNECTION

Dr Paula Baillie-Hamilton MBBS DPhil(Oxon) shows how our way of life is damaging our immune systems

CELEBRATING HER 70th

Jennifer Worth takes to the road on behalf of AAA

MATTRESS WRAPPING CUTS COT DEATH RATE

COOKS CHOICE

tasty dishes to see you through the day