PATIENT / PUBLIC INFORMATTION

(Page revised and broken links removed Oct 8th, 2007)

 

Specific information on allergies and treatment:

 

 

 

General information:

• Allergy
  • Medbroadcast - Allergy section
  • Wego Health - Allergies
  • WebMD Video
  • Medline Plus: Health Information on Allergies
  • Allergy Capital (excellent site from Australia)
  • Intelihealth: allergies
  • AAAA&I Patients and Consumers-information about allergies
    • Tips to remember
  • The Allergy Authority (Allergy infromation for allergy sufferers)
  • Dr. Barry Zimmerman's Patient Information on Pediatric Allergy and Asthma
  • AllAllergy.Net (so far the most complete database on allergy and asthma)
  • Allergy Advisor (Allergy and Intolerance Software for the diagnosis and management of adverse reactions due to allergy, food intolerance, additives, preservatives and substances naturally occurring in food and the environment.

 

• Respiratory and Environmental

• Airborne allergies
• Rhinitis
• Pollen allergy
  • Oral allergy syndrome
  • Understanding pollen and mold seasons
  • Pollen.com
• The common cold
• Sinusitis
• Allergy to animals
• House dust mite allergy
  • Allergy to house dust mites tutorial.(Excellent presentation with photos, animation, etc.)
• Mold allergy 
• Asthma
  • Asthma Guidelines
  • Asthma interactive tutorial (audio and slides)
  • Pollution and asthma
  • Pregnancy and Asthma
  • Allergies and Asthma (Interactive tools)
  • Exercise-induced asthma
  • Mayo Clinic Allergy and Asthma center
  • Recent study on the effect of chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of asthma in children
• Food Allergy
• Food allergy
• Food allergy review - Wesley Burks, M.D.
• Food Allergies-by John M. James, M.D. Exellent review on E-Medicine
• Do you have a food allergy?
• Allergy Advisor (Allergy and Intolerance Software for the diagnosis and management of adverse reactions due to allergy, food intolerance, additives, preservatives and substances naturally occurring in food and the environment.)
• Marion Zarkadas, MSc, Fraser W. Scott, PhD, John Salminen, BASc, Antony Ham Pong, MBBS, FRCPC. Common Allergenic Foods and TheirLabelling in Canada - A Review.
• Peanut allergy: where do we stand?  
• Peanut allergy: where do we stand?  Part 2
• Peanut allergy:what you need to know
• Peanut Allergy Network
• Fruits called nuts (definitions and photographs worth accessing)
• A Snapshot of Federal Research on Food Allergy : Implications for Genetically Modified Food
• AGA Technical Review of the Evaluation of Food Allergies (Sampson HA, Sicherer SH, and Birnbaum AH)
• FDA: Food Allergns and You (video presentation)
• The dangers of food allergy webcast
• Steinman, H: Hidden allergens in foods.
• Food reactions
• Food allergy and intolerance in Europe- future directions withing the ERA
• Food Allergy Initiative
• Managing Food Allergies in School
• Prognosis of Severe Food Allergies
• Adverse reactions to foods (AAAA&I)
• Oral allergy syndrome
• Food Additives
  • Adverse reactions to food additives
  • Monosodium glutamate
  • The role of natural color additives in food allergy :
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Healthy Canadians - Your Source for a Healthier Lifestyle
• Special Gourmets - a community-driven guide of great places for food allergics to eat out.
  • See a video about the site
• Skin Problems and Allergy

• Physical allergies
  • Cold urticaria
• Eczema
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • National Eczema Association
  • Peanut Allergy and Eczema (The National Eczema Society, London, Eng.)
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
    • Poison Ivy Allergy
• Anaphylaxis and systemic reactions
• Anaphylaxis
• Anaphylaxis: A review of 601 cases.
• Anaphylaxis and asthma by Dr. Barry Zimmerman
• Severe allergic reaction central
• ASAP: Anaphylaxis Screen And Protect (excellent slide presentation on anaphylaxis)
• Information handbook on anaphylactic shock (Prince Edward Island Dept of Education, 1997)
• "Anaphylaxis in schools and other child care services"
  • Position statement of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology on the subject.
  • Children with allergies in the child care setting (Powerpoint slide presentation)
• "Anaphylaxis in schools and other settings. New national guidelines for anaphylaxis.
• Exercise-induced anaphylaxis
• Epinephrine auto-injectors:
  • Epipen
    • Patients with Epipen traveling by air as of Sept 11, 2001
    • Using the EpiPen Autoinjector device (adrenaline, epinephrine) to treat severe allergies - a pictorial guide
    • Epipen mistakes - what not to do.
  • Twinject (with a second dose available if required)
  • AllergyPack (waist pack for Epipen or Twinject)
  • Lifesaving Allergy Drug, Epinephrine, Out of Reach for Many in Need.
• Drug Allergy
  • Drug allergy
• Allergy to local and general anesthesics
• Reactions to contrast media
  • Allergy to "iodine" and relationship to fish

• Stinging insect allergy
  • Insect Stings

 

• Latex Allergy

• Latex allergy
• More on latex allergy

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergies
• Allergy Tests
• Allergy Testing (Medline)
• Allergy Testing (J.T. Li, Mayo Clinic)
• Allergies: Dubious diagnosis and treatement
• Unorthodox Techniques for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergy, Asthma and Immune Disorders
• "Electrodermal testing (Vegatest) cannot be used to diagnose environmental allergies"
• Immunotherapy (hyposensitisation or desensitisation)
  • Efficacy of immunotherapy
  • Personal statistics (John Weisnagel, M.D. 2006)
  • End allergy and asthma misery - It's worth a shot! (excellent Powerpoint presentation)
  • Guidelines for the use of allergen immunotherapy ,CSACI, May 1995)
  • Immunotherapy: recent publications (from late 1995 to june 1997)
  • Management of Allergic Diseases: Allergen Immunotherapy (AAAA&I: Allergy report)
• Clinical Immunology other than Allergies
  • Immuno-deficiencies
  • Auto-immunity and grafts

 

• Controversial Ailments and Diagnoses
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Spurious Diagnosis

    -Updated position statement of this subject, now referred to as "Idiopathic environmental Illness" 

    -Fragrance Allergies: A Sensory Assault: The use of fragrance in products is on the rise -- and so is the number of people affected by them. WebMD offers ways to protect yourself if you're sensitive to scents.

  • Guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decisions. "Quackwatch".

• Allergy Safe Communities.
• Allergy Haven (very informative site)
• Asthma Society of Canada
• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Alliance
• Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics Inc.
• Allernet
• Anaphylaxis Canada
  • Whyriskit.ca A new site for youth living with anaphylaxis
• Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation
• Allergy/Asthma Information Association (brand new website!)
  • Presentation by Mrs Mary Allen to the House of Commons standing committee on Health re genetically-modified foods, Mar 14th, 2002
• Association Québecoise des Allergies Alimentaires (AQAA)
• Calgary Allergy Network
• Medic Alert Canada
  • "KidsProtect MedicAlert"
• Food Allergy and Anaphyalxis Network (FAAN)
• WebMd-Allergies
• Peanut Aware
• Peanutallergy.com