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Welcome to our latest edition of our Update and a special hello to new friends and customers we met at The Allergy Show at London's Olympia last weekend. Despite the Tube strike and other difficulties the Show was very well-attended and the seminars once again proved a valuable forum for listening and learning about the best ways of coping with allergy and gluten problems.
This month we have special offers on cool summer bedding and travel necessities, a look at the latest allergy news and opportunities to take part in clinical trials.
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10% OFF! IDEAL FOR
HOLIDAYS. Zip a Medivac Barrier Cover round the pillows provided
in your holiday accommodation to make sure you're protected against
nighttime asthma and eczema flare-ups from dustmite allergen. Few
holiday villas, cottages or hotels offer dustmite-proof covers on
their mattresses and pillows and the further hazard of problem
chemicals and detergent residues can add to the worry of an attack
for anyone with asthma, eczema or chemical sensitivity. |
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10% OFF! STAY COOL AND CALM when the nights are
hot. Our gorgeous SilkWash Super=C2=AE Silk-&-Cotton duvets sell well
all year round but are a particular favourite in summer for anyone
trying to regulate the bedtime temperature for themselves or their
hot itchy children. SilkWash Super duvets are a lightweight 4.5 tog,
have a dustmite-proof pure cotton cover and can be machine-washed
and tumble dried. Buy before 15th July and type 090618 at the
checkout to get £10 OFF any size, single, double or
queen. Click here now. |
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DERMATHERAPY SHEETS &
PILLOW CASES have been created for the treatment of atopic
eczema. Lighter, thinner, cooler and smoother than cotton, these
superb sheets will last longer than cotton too and have a special
soil release' finish to help remove oils, creams, blood and other
stains. Find out more about this superb bedding here. |
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ALLERGY & MEDICAL JEWELLERY for peace of
mind. Wherever you are in the world, membership of Next of Kin
International means your loved ones can be contacted in an emergency
and your medical condition or allergies notified to the medics who
are treating you. Membership is a mere £12.95 a year and gives you a
piece of jewellery to engrave, a sticker for your passport, ID card
for your wallet and fob for your keys, all containing vital contact
details to a 24/7 UK-based operator service that holds your medical
or allergy information.
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Essential for Gap Year travellers and anyone with
latex, penicillin or other drug allergies, diabetes, COPD,
Alzheimers or if you're using steroids. Choose bracelet, pendant or
ID tag (pictured). For more information and to subscribe, click here now. |
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SAVE £5! SPECIAL
OFFER. Bestselling guide Let's Eat Out!' is described as Your passport to
living gluten & allergy free' and is an invaluable reference
source for eating out whether round the corner or around the world.
Usually £16.95, Let's Eat Out!' is on special offer to
AllergyBestBuys Update' subscribers for only £11.95, SAVING
£5. Type 090620 at the checkout to get your discount. Click
here now. |
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DON'T FORGET to slip a copy of
our award-winning Multi-lingual Phrase Passport into your bag as you
set off for foreign parts. This invaluable pocket-sized guide
provides over 1200 essential phrases in French, German, Spanish and
Italian to help you manage food allergies and special diets when
travelling around the world. Translations include phrases for corn,
dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and
wheat with 300-plus phrases including dining requests, ingredient
and preparation techniques, common food allergens, allergic
conditions and health. Paperback, £37.50. Click here to buy now. |
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JELLYFISH ALERT. The arrival of shoals of
Portuguese Man o'War stinging jellyfish in the Mediterranean is
becoming an annual event and this week's newspaper reports recommend
vigilance when swimming in the waters around Spain and France. So we
highly recommend our Venom Extractor as a valuable addition to your
holiday first aid kit. Tested and found effective on snake bites,
bee stings and the bites of giant ants, tarantulas and scorpions, so
this is definitely something to go into the backpack of any Gap Year
traveller too. Click here for more information and to buy. |
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INSECT BITE
ALLERGY. It's impossible to get complete all-over
protection from sprays and creams but if you stick on a Natural Insect Repellent Patch, you're totally
protected. A pack of 10 patches gives a fortnight's protection
against mosquitoes, midges and sand flies. For more information and
to buy, click here now. |
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FREE POLLEN CALENDAR DOWNLOAD.
Forewarned is forearmed - download this free calendar showing when
specific allergenic pollen and spore counts will be at their highest
in the UK so you can be prepared. Click here now. |
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NEW! INTRODUCTORY OFFER. We love
this beautifully illustrated book of Dairy & Egg free Cake Recipes which flew off
our bookstall at The Allergy Show. There are easy-to-follow recipes
for cakes, biscuits and slices, desserts, puddings and breads and a
section for sauces, fillings and icings. Copies are available at the
introductory Show Price of £14.99 (usual price £19.99),
SAVING £5. Type 090622 at the checkout to get your
discount and click here to buy now! |
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BREATHLESS?
COUGHING? Do you have COPD? Smokers and non-smokers,
between 40 and 75 with chronic bronchitis and emphysema (COPD) are
needed for tests on lung function and to take part in a study at
Imperial College London and St Mary's Hospital, world leaders in
respiratory medicine. Travel expenses and payment offered. Please
contact Dr Joseph Footitt on j.footitt@imperial.ac.uk for further details to
discuss participation or telephone 0750452 7128 or 020 7594
3751. |
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COELIAC VACCINE
TRIAL. Our March edition of Update' brought exciting news
of research that identified the toxic elements of gluten, creating
potential for the development of a desensitising vaccine for coeliac
disease. Phase One trials, led by gastroenterologist and researcher
Dr Bob Anderson, began in Melbourne, Australia in April, with forty
people taking increasing doses of the vaccine. Once the drug is
determined to be safe, Phase 2 will begin, to discover if people
with coeliac disease will be able to eat gluten following
vaccination. If you have biopsy-proven coeliac disease, are
following a gluten-free diet and would like to participate in the
coeliac vaccine study in Melbourne please contact The Centre for
Clinical Studies at 1800 243 733 or e-mail contactus@nucleusnetwork.co.au. |
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