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This site is intended as a guide to assist those who, through their work, encounter children and families affected by food allergies. The site content is intended for use by regulated healthcare professionals. Its aim is to help in diagnosing and managing suspected food allergies by regulated health care staff in community and hospital settings. IFAN was conceived in 2010 by Ruth Charles, a..
Irish Food Allergy Network Blog
5M ago
To mark World Eczema Day 2024 which took place on 14 th September, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) and the Irish Food Allergy Network (IFAN) have launched a newly updated ‘20 Questions about allergy & eczema answered by the experts at IFAN’ information booklet. The relationship between eczema and food allergy can be complicated so […]
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Data on more than 1300 births was analysed. Read the free access article published in June 2024 here. “CMA overdiagnosis is common in early infancy. Risk factors include high primary care practice-based low-allergy formula prescribing and maternal report of antibiotic prescription during pregnancy.”
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Irish Food Allergy Network Blog
8M ago
Click here for the open access original article
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8M ago
Food allergy myths are statements commonly shared about the management, treatment and risks of food allergy that are not based on fact and current science. At CHI, the Allergy Team has good evidence that busting food allergy myths improves the food allergy quality of life of families living with food allergy. IFAN wants to share this information.
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9M ago
This research has received ethical approval from Imperial College London.
This work will provide valuable information into families and patients’ real-life challenges and concerns when trying to stay safe. This will help inform future outreach/educational/support strategies developed with patients’ representatives/organisations to
tackle unmet needs and ultimately minimise exposure risk facilitate safe inclusivity and enhance health-related quality of life.
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Irish Food Allergy Network Blog
1y ago
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued an alert in relation to specific batches of Nutramigen LGG Stage 1 and 2 powdered infant formula. The full alert can be viewed at this link: https://www.fsai.ie/news-and-alerts/food-alerts/recall-of-nutramigen-lgg-stage-1-2-baby-formula-du
Affected batch numbers are as follows:
Nutramigen LGG Stage 1 400g ZL3F7D
Nutramigen LGG Stage 2 400g ZL3FAA and ZL3FDM
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1y ago
In October 2023 EAACI published an update to the 2014 guideline on IgE medicated food allergy.
“EAACI has launched the new guidelines on diagnosis of immediate type food allergies. This key document provides clear recommendations for best clinical practice and summarises the evidence supporting it. This guideline was informed by a systematic review of studies looking at the diagnostic accuracy of any test for any food allergy that were published since the last EAACI Food Allergy Guidelines were published in 2014, was elaborated by a global group of experts in food allergy and is aimed at heal ..read more
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1y ago
https://www.eaaci.org/allergy-schools/allergy-school-on-nutrition
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1y ago
For open access to the study click here
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1y ago
See the JACI December published abstract of this review here
Get open access to “Global patterns in anaphylaxis due to specific foods: A systematic review” here
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