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Worrying vaccine warning after reactions

The Pfizer vaccine has only started being rolled out over the last couple of days, but already authorities have had to...

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10th Dec. 2020 6:12 AM

COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine volunteers compare side effects to ‘severe hangover’

Queensland kids’ allergies skyrocket

Hospital admissions for severe allergic reactions in kids have risen in Queensland, as calls for mandatory training of...

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29th Nov. 2020 8:11 AM

Food allergy sufferer Darius, 4, with mother Margaux Bonne. Picture: Matt Houston.

Shock find: Food label omissions potentially deadly

Undeclared food allergens on the labels of packaged foods are fuelling the rise in allergic reactions and potentially...

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24th June 2020 5:06 AM

Ingredient labels are regulated in Australia but precautionary labelling is optional.

Trial offers hope to kids with egg allergies

Researchers who carried out a peanut allergy trial where most children were able to eat peanuts are now hoping to have the...

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11th June 2020 8:06 PM

Researchers who carried out a peanut allergy trial where most children were able to eat peanuts are now hoping to have the same success with egg allergies.

EpiPen shortage putting children’s lives at risk

It is a lifesaving drug that can halt a deadly anaphylactic allergy reaction, but parents are being forced to use expired...

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09th Feb. 2020 1:02 PM

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

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