Food Free Alternative Easter Egg : Suitable for children with food allergies
Children with food allergies can often feel left out and upset when an event revolves around food. Not being able to eat certain foods can cause children social distress. Sometimes it is necessary to think up a non-food option, so the child does not have to be completely excluded. According to a study published by [...]
Long Term Singapore Study Probes Allergy Causes, Cures
Every ‘allergy mom’ wonders if she should have done something different while she was pregnant, or if she should have given her baby those antibiotics her GP prescribed when he had that bad cough at six months of age – or whether she should get rid of the dog and scrub her house harder to [...]
Are Asians Immune to Peanut Allergy? Sorry, Sayang – It Just Ain’t So.
Many Singaporeans think peanut allergy is an ‘Ang Mo’ affliction; strictly a Caucasian condition. Research done by Chiang Wen Chin, an allergy specialist at K.K. Women’s and Children’s Hospital, says otherwise. Peanut allergies are on the rise in Singapore, like elsewhere in the world. Nearly one-third of Singaporean children who have allergies tested positive on [...]