Children's Allergies

Find out all about this severe, extreme allergic reaction, including why it happens, common triggers and how to manage your condition safely Written by Helen Foster on January 22, 2019 Reviewed by Prof Michael Rudenko on January 30, 2019 Allergies to peanuts, bee stings or sesame often make headlines as they can be incredibly dangerous. In those reports, anaphylaxis – or anaphylactic shock – are often mentioned, but do you...

With more people being affected every year, at some point in our lives around one in four people in the UK will develop allergies. This is especially common in childhood, with around half of the children in this country now suffering from some type of...

In the UK, an estimated 50 per cent of children are diagnosed with an allergic condition and in the last decade food allergy rates have doubled. The most common culprits for children are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. In this article we...