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Parents push for life-changing allergy treatment

'I would really love to bring that peace of mind to other parents as well so they know their child is at a safer place...

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23rd Sept. 2019 6:09 AM

TRANSFORMATION: Catherine Sly with seven-year-old daughter Zalia. Together they travelled to the United States earlier this year for Zalia to undertake oral immunotherapy, which isn't offered in Australia.

Call for changes to Aldi chocolate

A woman ended up in intensive care after misreading the label of an Aldi chocolate. Now there are calls for changes to the...

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23rd April 2019 5:04 PM

The Easter chocolate has 'misleading' packaging, advocacy groups claim. Picture: @4sistersaustralia

Medical bungle that’s costing kids’ lives

Health practitioners are making a critical error in treating children with a potentially fatal complaint — and experts warn...

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05th April 2019 9:04 AM

Bella Gray, 15, suffers from severe food allergies. Picture: Lachie Millard

Two foods your child needs to prevent allergies

Immunology experts are defying popular convention and changing guidelines to say parents should introduce two particular...

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14th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

Experts suggest exposure to peanuts and eggs in the first year of life could be beneficial. Picture: Lachie Millard

Woman’s deadly lung donation bonus 'gift' stuns doctors

A WOMAN who received a lifesaving donor lung was also left with the donor’s allergy, a phenomenon which has stunned the...

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04th Jan. 2019 12:01 PM

As she adjusts to her new life with allergies, the woman must carry an EpiPen with her at all times.