allergies

Paracetamol linked to hay fever in children

February 4, 2024August 31, 2012 by admin

Every time I see an ad on TV showing parents using Panadol (paracetamol) on their babies, I cringe! There is no such thing as a safe drug, especially on babies and infants. A study in paediatric health has revealed that paracetamol use in infants increases the risk of developing hay fever significantly. Read the full … Read more

February 5, 2021April 29, 2012 by admin

Clemens von Pirquet defined allergy in 1906 as: an acquired, specific, altered capacity of the tissues of the body to react to given substances. This means that our body is over-reacting to a substance that is normally safe. So what causes our body to over-react in this way? In order for any allergy to develop, the body’s digestive … Read more