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ADHD, Aspergers and autism
Dr Wakefield, autism and the MMR vaccine. New documents have come to light which show that far from making fraudulent claims about the MMR vaccine and autism, Dr Wakefield's 1998 research was only replicating work done by Professor John Walker Smith two years earlier. Click here, and here for Dr Wakefield's statements - and here for a Natural News report.
Conscious parenting: the dilemmas facing 21st century parents. Dr Dietrich Klinghardt is a recognised authority on environmental/nutritional approaches to many of the 21st century’s most alarming and baffling conditions such as autism, allergies and ME/CFS. Homeopath Patty Hemingway reports on one of his talks.
August 2010
Aluminium, vaccines and ADHD/Autism – an article on the Dr Mercola site highlighting the possible toxic role of aluminium, now often used as a replacement for mercury (thimersol) in vaccines, in ADHD and autism .March 2010
Autism conference reports - reports on a series of conferences over the years.
ADHD – diagnosis, nature and treatment: examining the complicated nature of ADHD that makes it difficult to diagnose, and possible treatments – John Scott 2007
Bullying: Autistic and allergic children are easy targets for school bullies – find out how to help your child and how to educate teachers and pupils around them – FAAN News and Nick Dubin
New Evidence on MMR/autism link: A report on the controversial behaviour of the British government when presented with convincing research of the links between MMR and autism – John Scott 2006
Fatty acids in dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD: introducing the wide spectrum of conditions in which deficiencies of highly unsaturated fatty acids appear to play a role – Dr Alex Richardson
Autism – an allergic disease: Brief accounts of the research presented by doctors and professors in the areas linking food allergy and autism at a conference in 2004
Additives and Mood: What to avoid and why – a guide (beginners and others) to additives and preservatives – Sally Bunday 2003
The story of Matthew, Luke, Joe and Ben: A case study of four brothers affected broadly on the autistic spectrum and the impact of removing all dairy and grain/glutens from their diets – Jacqui Jackson 2003
Diet Allergy and Nutrition in ADHD and Autism: Diet, the only area of autism causes not medically studied, is here explained by five experts, along with related digestive disorders – 2001
Report on Secretin in the treatment of autism: Brief report on the new use of Secretin’s positive effects on autistic patients – Latitudes 1999
Anaphylaxis
How to recognise if a baby has a peanut allergy or is having a serious allergic reaction – some helpful pointers. June 2012
The emotional impact of food allergies in children and teenagers
April 2010
Moving on to college: how to help teenagers with food allergies and intolerances cope when they leave home for university – Carole Risinger 2005
Anaphylaxis and Anxiety: A case study for parents dealing with the anxiety that can arise in children living under the threat of a possible anaphylactic reaction – a member of FAAN (US Food Allergy Network) 2006
Dealing with a Reaction at School: A case study of one mother who evaluated her own response and accordingly took sensible measures to reassure her daughter and instruct staff in the event of a re-occurrence – a member of FAAN (US Food Allergy Network) 2005
Managing Severe Allergies in Schools: Training for school nurses and staff helps to demystify and promote safe management of severe allergic reactions – Sue Clarke 2007
Dairy allergy and lactose intolerance
Infant formulae for allergic babies: A review on the conditions that cause babies to need special formulae and what is available – Sarah Merson 2007
Soya formulae for allergic babies: an investigation into the use of soya milk formulae for babies allergic to cow and goat milks – Sarah Merson 2007
Lactose limits: A close look at the varying amounts of lactose in different dairy products, medicines and foods – Dr Stephanie Matthews and Professor Anthony Campbell 2007
Lactose, a sugar not so sweet: The results of research around lactose intolerance regarding lactase deficiency – Dr Stephanie Matthews and Professor Anthony Campbell 2006
The Goat’s Milk Question: An extremely detailed article on the pros and cons of ‘milks’ for all age groups, especially infants. Includes an examination of nutritional values – Frances Dale 2005
Dairy-free children and adults: A guide to help you find out whether you are allergic or intolerant to dairy; what ‘dairy’ actually means in terms of what you must avoid; and many dairy alternatives and book recommendations – Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 2004
Dairy-free infants and toddlers: An in-depth look at the health implications for dairy sensitive babies and toddlers who ingest cow’s milk from birth, including some alternatives – Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 2004
Milk free support: Frustrated parents of a baby with allergy to dairy introduce their website created to help and educate others and encourage more much-needed research – Leigh Stapleton-Ward 2004
Dyslexia/dyspraxia
Charlotte and the DDAT programme: Charlotte’s mother introduces a programme for improving the ability of the dyslexic, by basically rewiring the brain – Jackie Bonella
Eating out and travelling with a food allergy
The Clowes family go to Spain: with one member allergic to egg and milk, the family show how thorough planning can make your holiday perfect – Clare Clowes 2004
Food, travel and culture: one mother’s preparations for the family holiday include learning how to cook like a local so her family don’t miss out a the true cultural experience – Loretta Jay 2008
Eight-year-old Joel’s school trip: how Joel’s mum managed to send her boy off on a three-day school trip after much planning, with excellent results – Janice Thomas 2004
Eczema and skin conditions
The homeopathic treatment of childhood eczema by Patty Hemingway
2009
Practical management of atopic eczema in children: a straightforward set of instructions on how to manage the treatment of eczema in babies and children – Ann Marie Powell 2008
Sun and children’s skin: an investigation into protecting the skin of sensitive children against the effects of the sun – Frances Dale 2007
Avene-les-Bains and its healing waters: how the waters at this hydrotherapy centre in France have helped heal inside and out – Sara Hannan 2006
Starting school with eczema: how to prepare for passing the
care of your eczematous child to a teacher or school nurse – Margaret Cox 2006
Sandra and the eczema elixir: the story one little girl and her eczema that inspired the creation of The Green People skin products – Charlotte Vøhtz 2004
EGIDs
Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders – Tylor’s Case: the story of one boy who dwindled to not much more than skin and bone before doctors realised his immune system was protecting him from food itself – MSNBC.com 2007
Samuel’s story of total food allergy: a mother’s story of her son, Samuel, who is very probably allergic to all foods and drugs too – Amanda Cordell 2005
EGIDs – Caitlin and Erin’s stories: two mothers’ stories of their baby girls who suffer from eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, and how they have coped over the years – Kelly Walker and Nicky Chappell
Prevention, management and treatment of food allergy
Can probiotics prevent food allergy? Interesting post on YesNoBananas blog. January 2013
How to recognise if a baby has a peanut allergy or is having a serious allergic reaction – some helpful pointers. June 2012
Hazelnuts – a new ingredient for formula milk for pre-term babies. Hazelnuts could provide the fatty acids normally available through breast milk, but which have not yet appeared in the breast-milk of mothers of pre-term infants – but could this be an issue in families witha history of nut allergy? May 2012
Excluding potential allergens from nursing mother's diet does not appear to protect breast-fed babies against allergies. AAAAI report. March 2012
A picture book, The Princess and the Peanut: A Royally Allergic Fairytale, should help kids aged four to nine learn about food allergies through a fairytale classic with an allergic twist. March 2012
Prevention of atopic disease in children – Guidelines from the Irish Medical Times December 2011
Allergies aren't always forever for kids
May 2011
Good dental care especially important for children on special diets
Septembr 2010
Hidden allergens in the classroom: John Scott points out some danger areas in the classroom. 2007
Bullying: Autistic and allergic children are easy targets for school bullies – find out how to help your child and how to educate teachers and pupils around them – FAAN News and Nick Dubin
Children’s allergy service on the NHS: introducing the new state-of-the-art allergy clinic at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London, UK – Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 2007
Teen Troubles: Analysis of the teenage brain and ideas for the best way to help your teenager live stress-free when managing allergy and intolerance - Anne Muñoz Furlong 2006
Tips for food allergic and intolerant children starting school: a mother of two allergic children, and Foods Matter’s Allergy Agony Aunt, gives some invaluable advice – Gail Sinfield 2005
Mental Health
Explaining anxiety to youg kids - excellent book by Dr Tamar Chansky October 2012
PANDAS – a frightening condition, thought to be caused by the common 'strep throat' bacteria, whose symptoms can include tics, obsessions, compulsions and anorexia. A parent's view. 05/10
So Sad, So Young, So Listen! The forward, by Phillip Pullman, to a book on childhood depression from ages 5-16 published by the Royal College of Psychiatry
Children’s Mental Health – feeding the next generation 2004: Introduction to the modern diet’s effect on our children’s mental health, together with evidence of positive changes in behaviour after diet improvement – from 2004 Feeding the Next Generation conference
Children’s Mental Health – feeding the next generation 2003 : a look at some alarming statistics on the health of our children, and how to improve through nutrition – A Pavilion Conference 2003
Nutrition
Infantile rickets – a metabolic bone disease which causes thousands of infants to be born with fractured bones. A frightening post of the Vitamin D Council's site about a four-month old child who has been taken into care because her fractures were misdiagnosed as child abuse. September 2010
A Celebration of DHA: 40 years ago, evidence began to show a special role for DHA as a brain selective nutrient. This conference has brought together research from the intervening decades, and the consolidation of this knowledge is hoped to inspire action to preserve and restore marine resources and the marine-to-human food chain – May 2010 – Cressida Boyd
Paediatric Nutrition
Medical conference organised by the McCarrison Society (www.mccarrisonsociety.org.uk) and the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition – Report by David Marsh 2009
Mineral deficiencies and their fallout: the importance of minerals and trace elements in food allergy, food intolerance and the bio-chemical health of the body – David Thomas 2002 (See 'Emma-jane')
Mary’s story: a mother’s story of her allergic baby daughter – Sam Collett 2007
Callum’s story: Vanessa Gibbons read 'Mary's Story' (above) in the April Foods Matter and it brought back
so many memories of her own struggles
when Callum was a baby
that she picked up her pen... 2007
Pig in the kitchen: a mother of four tells how she deals with intolerances in her family, including a delicious recipe – Melanie Fenson 2007
Total food intolerance – Rhiannon: a personal history of the first six years or so of her life, provided by her mother – Sarah 2006
Radiation
Should we worry about the amount of radiation delivered by cone-beam dental scanners – especially for children with braces? A long blog article from natural health guru Jon Barron December 2010
Vaccinations – also see our new Vaccination section
Parents of egg allergic infants may wish to check out VACTruth's research into both the varying claims of teh safety of the MMR vaccine for children with egg allergy, and the safety/desirabilty of the alternative single mumps vaccine now on offer which is cultured from the kdiney cells of dogs. June 2012
Sane Vax - a very useful site 'established to provide a single site for information to help you:
Obtain the information you need to make informed decisions prior to vaccination;
Locate appropriate medical/legal assistance if you, or a loved one, suffers from a serious adverse event after vaccination.
Aluminium, vaccines and ADHD/Autism – an article on the Dr Mercola site highlighting the possible toxic role of aluminium, now often used as a replacement for mercury (thimersol) in vaccines, in ADHD and autism. March 2010
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - vaccination guidelines
January 2010
Concerns over legal vaccination coercion
November 2009
Compulsory MMR jab – a human rights issue?
2009
Vaccination: an in-depths analysis
2008
First Published in 2008
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