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The Air We Breathe

The Air We Breathe Everyone knows that oxygen is essential for all life – the body uses it as it breaks down food and creates energy for cells. But did you know that, as well as being an absolute necessity for good health, its use in the body can also result in the production of…

Teal Pumpkin Project

Is teal the new orange? Allergic to Halloween candy? Look for a teal pumpkin – the ccampaign which makes trick-or-treating safer… Now in its third year, the Teal Pumpkin Project is in the spotlight again. The idea is that households place a teal coloured pumpkin outside their house on Halloween if there are allergy- friendly…

What’s in your food?

What’s in my food? In this modern age of processed foods and the widespread use of artificial chemicals to enhance everything from taste and appearance to shelf life, you can no longer take it for granted that you know what is in your food just by looking at it. Food these days is not simple…

Our Award Winning Clinic

GHP Announces Winners of the 2016 Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards United Kingdom, 2016 – GHP has announced the winners of the 2016 Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards. The healthcare and pharmaceuticals industry is as diverse as the individuals and organisations operating within it, and as such documenting and rewarding those who are striving to deliver excellence…

Autumn Hay Fever? Read more….

Do you suffer from hay fever? Are you one of the many sufferers who thought you were out of the woods for another year? Yes, just when hay fever sufferers thought they were out of the woods for another year, a foreign pollen invasion is set to extend their misery during the autumn months. We…

Health Clinic of the Year

We are very pleased to announce our Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Award for 2016 in with we have been given the honour of Allergy, Food Intolerance and Digestive Health Clinic of the Year for Southern England

Recent Feedback

It is always great to get feedback at the Devon Allergy Clinic – and here are a couple of notes received this week: I just wanted to say thank you for the advice you gave me on Friday, I have been doing some reading and am going to start the diet when I get back from…

BSACI Paediatric Allergy Training Day

Recent Training Day in Paediatric Allergy I have just attended a practical paediatric allergy study day in Barnstable . Hosted by BSACI. Paediatric consultants from Barnstable, Truro, Bristol, Exeter, Leicester and Torquay gave excellent talks on their subjects . Especially the non IgE food allergy presentation by Dr Simon Bedwani. Most of my patients are …

Monthly drop in Clinics – Free – Torbay

Two Devon based health professionals have joined forces to provide a resource that could help you take back control of your health. Marlene Hochstrasser is the Clinical Director of the Devon Allergy Clinic. Last year the clinic was awarded Allergy Clinic of the Year Devon and Recognised Leader in Intolerances and Digestive Disorders UK. She…

Increase in fibre could prevent allergies

Breaking News We have just been updated that leading researchers now say they plan to conduct human trials testing to see whether an increase in dietary fiber could similarly prevent allergies in infants and young children. Eating a high-fibre diet changes bacteria in the gut to protect against food allergies, the research showed. This good…