'a definitive book on allergies and intolerances, The Allergy Bible covers everything from symptoms to range of conventional and complementary treatment options available. Linda Gamlin, a trained biochemist and acknowledged expert on allergic diseases, draws on the latest research into allergies to provide practical straightforward advice for sufferers and their families.'

˙A comprehensive and detailed guide to allergies and their symptoms

˙A thorough and impartial review of commonly used tests and treatments, alternative therapies

˙Helpful down-to-earth advice on reducing your exposure to allergens

˙A wealth of practical research-based information not available elsewhere

˙Allergy-prevention programmes to minimise the risk of children developing allergies and asthma

˙Genuine case histories showing how real people cope with their allergies

 

Linda Gamlin would like to thank Professor Jonathan Brostoff and Dr Anthony Ham Pong for their many helpful comments on the text, Dr Michael Tettenborn for his advice about atopic eczema, and Dr Michel Joffres and Brenda Sabo for their observations on provocation-neu-tralisation. Thanks also to Professor John Warner for some very useful discussions, of the Anaphylaxis Campaign for answering innumerable queries about food allergy and food Iabelling, and to Dr Hedda Kraker von Schwarzenfeld, Dr David Stern, Scott Adams of Celiac Support, and Dr Maurice Smith of Unilever for help with specific questions, medical researchers and other health professionals whose work is described here either directly or indirectly, are also gratefully acknowledged. Thanks are also due to Chris Allan Denise Curwen, Janet Davies, Dee Gill, Ruth Simmons, Vicki Young and the many other allergy sufferers whose stories are told in these pages, and to hilary Mandeberg, Charlotte Harvey and Elizaberth Stubbs sharing hteir experiences as parents. Finally, special thanks are due to Dr john Hatt for his immense help during the fonal stages of the book.