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Home allergy kits fraught with risks

FOR allergy sufferers, the idea that a simple home test can determine the source of their unpleasant symptoms is an appealing one. Several websites offer DIY kits for as little as $70 promising to tes…

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Diabetes rate soars in poorer areas

THE rate of diabetes has increased by up to 40 per cent over five years in coastal retirement areas of NSW and has reached worryingly high levels in western Sydney - areas of the state least able to d…

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Calls for kidney disease screening program

The number of Australian children with type 1 diabetes is already high by international standards, but the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates the number will jump a further 10 per ce…

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Lacey Township Fifth-Graders to Receive Anti-Smoking Education

Tar Wars anti-smoking program reaches Lacey Township fifth graders — how schools use education programs and wristbands to keep kids smoke-free.

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Allergy boy's parents launch special food store

WHEN Michael and Michelle Merrett’s son, Christopher, was diagnosed with a severe dairy allergy they realised there was a gap in the business market. The couple set up a company from their home in Hav…

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Making Summer Camp Safe for Kids With Food Allergies

Sending a child with food allergies to summer camp? Practical questions to ask staff, safe snack ideas, EpiPen handling and allergy ID wristband basics.

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Allergic reactions must be on record

Has your allergic reaction to a medication been properly recorded in your medical records so you are not at risk in future? Health reporter Elspeth McLean has some advice from her own experience of me…

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Join the band of support for Keech Hospice Care

BBC presenter Jake Humphrey tweeted his enthusiasm for Keech Hospice Care’s new wristband – and the charity was swamped with requests for the stylish purple and blue number that costs only £2. Spokesw…

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Starting solid foods BEFORE four months could cut risk of peanut allergy

Parents who feed their infants solid foods or cow's milk before the age of four months could put them at lower risk for peanut allergy, according to a new study. Researchers said introducing solids ea…