Allergist Southport Qld, Director Allergy Medical Group Brisbane. Tweets are discussion .. not personal medical advice.
Queensland Australia
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What drives allergy? IgE and cytokines are downstream. What makes alarmins and why? T2 is just another phenotype descriptor. We need to ask why and go above alarmins if we are to understand the root cause of allergies and why thy are rising.
@EAACI2026 Istanbul… magic of a double rainbow… oh and the science and catching up with colleagues was great.
Catching up with @TherapistTamara Hubbard at AAAAI2026. Complex food allergy needs a team. We have been connected online for years but great to finally meet in person. Her book “May Contain Anxiety”is worth a read.
At AAAAI meeting.. Philadelphia. Nic West is presenting work that I have been involved in. Some cool molecular and genomic data on atopic dermatitis and nasal polyps.
Risk Factors for the Development of Food Allergy in Infants and Children jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
In China. Good to see that the cleaners have separate cloths for different tasks in this hotel. Good to see separate “wipe glasses” and “wipe toilet” cloths.
In China at a shopping mall .. great to see a cafe dedicated to proper non processed baby and toddler food. Never seen anything like that.
Could I be provocative to suggest that we need to consent parents of young children where we decide NOT to do OIT for milk, egg and peanut? By doing nothing we are doing something!!!
At 2nd Ashes Test with @JonathanHourih1 getting a side commentary that money could not buy..🙃😄
Just online .. doi.org/10.1111/pai.70218
Mindset is so important I. Food allergy. Sorry .. open access as $4K USD.. free to EAACI members. I will try to post some principles in the paper.
Gonçalves NG et al. Association Between Consumption of Low- and No-Calorie Artificial Sweeteners and Cognitive Decline: An 8-Year Prospective Study. Neurology. 2025 Oct 7;105(7):e214023. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214023. Epub 2025 Sep 3 “Everything has a price”.
Boots to pilot pharmacy ‘sponge on a string’ cancer test. This could be the game changer for managing EoE we have been waiting for. A fast way of assessing progress or change with diet or treatment with EoE. chemistanddruggist.co.uk/new…
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The July issue of Science #Immunology is out!
This month's cover features a study that demonstrates how the transcription factor #SpiB regulates #TuftCell activation within the gut by inhibiting c-Kit and TSLP signaling. Read this research and more: scim.ag/3TiI6tB
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New study reveals that everyday LDPE food packaging can release 66-2034 #microplastics /cm² and hundreds of plastic-derived organic compounds under simulated conditions like microwaving, UV, freezing, & more. Time to rethink plastic wraps? doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c05…
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Read my new piece via @allergicliving
Boarded the flight an ER doctor.
Diverted flight as a critically ill patient.
Allergic reaction mid-air led to lawsuit.
Will this change if airlines are accountable?
allergicliving.com/2025/06/2…
The allergy and airline spaces are watching:
Will this case finally shift airline liability?
