Allergies

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is requesting that healthcare professionals report any suspected side effects or safety concerns with e-cigarettes and the e-liquids used for vaping to the Yellow Card Scheme.

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This BPSU study hopes to improve our knowledge of the incidence, clinical presentation and management of FPIES as well as improve awareness of the condition among paediatricians.

This BPSU study investigates food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), a rare delayed type of food allergy which leads to repeated vomiting and other gastrointestinal symptoms up to several hours after a problem food (or baby formula) is eaten. There is very limited data on FPIES in the U...

Read about child health and the political landscape, the new ICYP Engagement committee, new course series, neonatal care findings and more…

The Department of Health & Social Care has issued urgent guidance relating to supply disruption of Mylan EpiPens for all health care professionals who prescribe, dispense or administer adrenaline auto-injectors.

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has published its report today, providing recommendations on infant feeding from birth up to 12 months of age. The last review of infant feeding was undertaken by SACN's predecessor, Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA) in 1994 and ...

Our new Officer for Wales, Dr David Tuthill, congratulates Dr Mair Parry on an excellent legacy, and outlines what his new role means for him and the RCPCH.

The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK.