What's New!
New Website Links: Please note:
A link listed here does not imply that it has ALLSA's "seal of approval" or any kind of official support but that it may be of use to the Allergic Individual or Health Professional.More links added to our Websites page, including
A Japanese site providing healthcare professionals with medical information, CME, online clinical conference, asthma resources, medical news and Digital Satellite Broadcasting. Prick-Film, the system to measure skin prick tests by Planimetry with Automatic Proccessing The Web site of Sanofi-synthelabo, South Africa. IDent-ID is a worldwide internet emergency medical information program for those individuals with life-threatening medical conditions such as allergic reactions. An individual can register with IDent-ID and create a secure password protected file for entering personal critical health information. Emergency medical personnel from any location worldwide can access this file, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in the event of an emergency. After a one-time registration fee of $15, the service is then free for a lifetime with no additional charges. The registrant can update or delete his/her file at any time, from any location, worldwide. The file remains active until a request for deletion of the file is received from the registrant.
IMGT - the international ImMunoGeneTics database, Montpellier, France.
IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database, is a high-quality integrated database specialising in Immunoglobulins (Ig), T cell receptors (TcR) and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules of all vertebrate species, created in 1989 by Marie-Paule Lefranc (Université Montpellier II, CNRS). IMGT, a European project since 1992, works in close collaboration with EBI. At present, IMGT includes two databases : IMGT/LIGM-DB, a comprehensive database of Ig and TcR from human and other vertebrates, with translation for fully annotated sequences, and IMGT/HLA-DB, a database of the human MHC referred to as HLA (Human Leucocyte Antigens). The IMGT server provides a common access to all Immunogenetics data.
This site is a mix between Yahoo and Altavista, and lists all allergy articles, databases, organisations, publications, events and product suppliers that one can find on the World Wide Web.
The Natural Rubber Latex Allergy mailing list discusses all aspects of this allergy, from research and diagnosis to treatment, support, and economics surrounding Rubber and latex allergies.
From the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, US Dept of Labor.
"This technical information bulletin is intended to alert field personnel to the potential for allergic reactions in some individuals using natural rubber latex (NRL) products"An excellent site with articles debunking MCS, clinical ecology, the Feingold diet, cytotoxic testing, and other inappropriate allergy tests.
The Food & Additives & Preservatives Allergy & Intolerance Database assists health professionals to determine possible causes or foods affecting individuals.
"e-ASTHMA, the only website that is updated daily from Monday to Friday is free for you to visit."
Laboratory Specialities - has a good section on various allergens. (LabSpec is a supplier of Allergy Diagnostic tests)
Weather Forecast
(the weather affects the pollen count!)
Updated Pages:
International Congress listings updated.
Using the Internet to Access Health and Safety Resources
Mirror Site:
A mirror site is available in the USA.
New Medical Search Engine:
PaperChase PaperChase is a service of the Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. On a not-for-profit basis, we provide access to the MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, and HealthSTAR databases of the National Library of Medicine, and the CancarLit database of the National Cancer Institute. PaperChase combines all four databases, over 9,500,000 references, into one file. This database of biomedical literature is the largest in the world. PaperChase is updated with approximately 10,000 new references weekly.
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