Allergy Capital

Useful Web Links

These allergy information links have been examined by the author and appear to provide reliable and scientifically credible information.

Neveretheless, you would be well advised to verify what you read from other sources, and avoid taking any action until you have discussed this information with your usual medical advisors.

These links were last checked 1 April 2000

TOPICS

 

 Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis

Latex Allergy

Immune Deficiency

General Asthma, Allergy, Immunology information

General Medical Resources

 

FOOD ALLERGY & ANAPHYLAXIS

 

 PATIENT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Food Allergy Network (USA)

FACTS (Food Anaphylaxis in Children, Training and Support (Aust)

The Anaphylaxis Campaign (UK)

Peanut Allergy Site (USA)

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SITES

National Jewish & Medical Research Center (Anaphylaxis Section; USA)

Canadian Information Handbook on Anaphylactic Shock (downloadable pdf file; Canada)

Food Allergy Site (Switzerland)

 

LATEX ALLERGY

 

 Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Latex Allergy Guidelines (Canada)

ALERT Consumer site on Latex Allergy (USA)

Midlands Asthma & Allergy Research Centre (Latex Section) (UK)

National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (USA)

Occupational Safety & Health Administration, US Department of Labor (USA)

 

 

IMMUNE DEFICIENCY

 

 Kids Foundation of New Zealand (NZ)

Severe Combined Immune Deficiency homepage (USA)

Association of Birth Defects (USA)

NIH Immune Deficiency Information (USA)

National Jewish Medical & Research Centre (Immune Deficiency; USA)

Immune Deficiency Foundation Patient/Family Handbook (USA)

Immune Deficiency Foundation (USA)

 

 

GENERAL ALLERGY, ASTHMA, IMMUNOLOGY INFORMATION

The following web sites have been established by professional immunology / allergy societies worldwide, the National Institutes of Health (USA), by Dr John Weiner, a Melbourne-based asthma / allergy specialist (AllergyNet) and by Dr Harry Steinman, a South African based asthma / allergy specialist. They offer reliable professional and consumer information on asthma, allergy & immunology.

 

 Asthma Information (USA)

AllergyNet (Dr J Weiner, Aust)

Calgary Allergy Division (Canada)

Allergy Society of South Africa (SAfr)

Allergynet (Dr H Steiner, South Africa)

Mayo Clinic Allergy & Asthma Resources (USA)

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (USA)

What is Complementary & Alternative Medicine? (USA)

American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (USA)

American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (USA)

European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (Europe)

Canadian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy (Canada)

Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy (Aust)

Association of Allergists & Immunologists of Quebec (Canada)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (USA)

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Instututes of Health (USA)

 

GENERAL MEDICAL RESOURCES

"Quackwatch" is devoted to providing information on what is commonly known as "fringe testing" of various medical (including allergic) conditions. It examines the lack of scientific basis of many of these diagnostic methods, like Vega testing, kinesiology, cytotoxic testing, hair analysis and so on. A useful and very extensive site for those after more information, particularly for skeptics.

 

 Quackwatch (USA)

These sites offer the ability to search for information on a variety of medical topics including allergy.

Mayo Clinic Patient Resources (USA)

John Hopkins "Intellihealth" Health Information Site (USA)

American Academy of Pediatrics (USA)

MEDLINEplus (NIH, USA)

New Children's Hospital Westmead "Fact Sheets"(Sydney, Aust)