Raise healthy, adventurous eaters and help prevent food allergies One of the most anxiety-provoking parts of becoming a new parent can be starting a child on solids. While allergies affect only a small percentage of children—about 4-8 per cent under the age of 5—numbers continue to...
Breastfeeding mothers may be encouraged to eat eggs to help prevent babies from developing an egg allergy, according to new studies by researchers at The University of Western Australia (UWA). Study leader Professor Valerie Verhasselt, from UWA’s School of Molecular Sciences, said the findings were important...
A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) trial is seeking more than 1700 babies to test whether taking a vitamin D supplement over the first year of life can help prevent food allergies. Research shows that vitamin D deficiency may play a role in an increased risk...
Children WANTED! The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) is running a trial to test pioneering allergy treatment for those kids who are allergic to hen eggs. Trial at a Glance: A trial led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is recruiting 80 egg allergic children and...
Some children grow out of their food allergies, but researchers don’t exactly know why says Paxton Loke. Here’s how to work with your allergy specialist if you suspect your child isn’t allergic any more. Who’s more likely to grow out of their food allergy? Food allergy affects up...
