Links
Links are of various different sources but are essentially portal health sites, academic journals, and a variety of sites which are useful for people concerned with insect sting allergy and anaphylaxis.
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology | Very useful resource site from a leading world body of allergists and immunologists |
| Professional Site - linked with the British Allergy Foundation with useful contact information | |
| Excellent site - with some useful information on all things allergic | |
| Interesting technical article on wasps and their habits | |
| General Article on Stinging Insects and Related Pests | |
| General stuff on wasp stings | |
| Article on the wasp sting | |
| Lots of Links to Professional bodies in immunology | |
| Fascinating but depressing article on Australian farmers and the threat of stings to their life | |
| The best article I have read yet about my particular problem - well written too for the non-technical! | |
| A different approach to desensitization - not approved of by the FDA and mainstream medical advisers. | |
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Interesting article on bee allergy and anaphylaxis |
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Medical advice on sting treatment |
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Medical Advice on sting treatment |
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| Information user friendly article on bees and stings | |
| Interesting artice from the National Jewish Medical Centre on avoid insect stings | |
| UK-based alllergy site with lots of very helpful information written by Dr Adrian Morris, the BBC expert on allergies. | |
| European Federation of Asthma and Allergy Associations | An excellent portal site giving links to virtually every other site with anything to say on allergies |
| Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Probably the top Journal on our subject with useful summaries on latest research that even the laymen might understand. |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease | A very interesting but again rather academic site |
| National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine | One of the top hospitals in the world for allergies and particularly insect stings |
| Harvard's Virtual Library | Yet another amazing repository of allergy info! |
| Kendall Bio Research | An expert gives an excellent introduction on British insects, their identification, and with some great pictures and explanations |
| British Medical Journal | A recent review article from the British Medical Journal |
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Article on the potential dangers of being stung |
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| I-Village | Excellent treatment article with information on alternative therapies too |
| Pediatrics - About.com | Excellent article on all insect bites and how they can affect children |
| Health Central | Health Central is a very useful site on our subject as well as lots of other medical issues |
| Defeating Death's Sting | Article about Claude Frazier MD who fought in the US for improved awareness of insect sting allergies and their life threatening effects. Still lots to do though! |
| Bee Stings and Bites | Full article about the issues and the problems from the Intellihealth website. |
| Healing Well | Well designed resource general resource with some helpful articles on immunotherapy and allergies generally. |
| Allergy Asthma and Immunology Online | Informative site on general issues relating to allergy and asthma |
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Good general introduction to Allergies |
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Excellent site dedicated to food allergy and prevention of death through anaphylaxis - the founders of the campaign tragically lost their child through anaphylactic shock. |
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Support Group for People with Allergies |
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| ALK-Abello | One of the companies that manufactures the serum used in insect sting immunotherapy - interesting site. |
| Bug Screen | Designers and Suppliers of the nifty little bug screen that we have in our shop and which covers canned drinks to stop insects getting in and giving the drinker a nasty shock! |
| The Anapen | EpiPen's competitor the Ana-pen gets a good rating from this article from Canada - less aggressive than the EpiPen since it just has a button to push to make it work - no thigh stabbing needed! |
| HAH Originals | A site selling id bracelets for those with medical conditions. This site does seem to have more attractive/stylish options than some of its competitors - hence the link |
| Medic Alert | Medic Alert offer UK citizens bracelets, necklaces etc with important medical and personal information for the paramedics to read in the event of illness. |
| The Epipen® | Information on Epipen® - the other sort of automatic injector and the most commonly employed around the world. |
| Hollowtop | Outdoor Living and Leisure with information on how you can enjoy eating insects - if they dont sting you first! |
| How to get rid of Stuff | Nice site with interesting information and advice on how to get rid of all sorts of bugs! |
| WindowScreens UK |
British
supplier of insect screens exclusively for the residential sector and
capable of making bespoke screens for the most complicated of windows
and doors. |
| Premier Environmental | Fly screens and insect screens solutions for windows and doors supplied and installed for commercial and domestic customers - UK based. 10% discount if you mention this website! |
| Portascreen | Another rare British supplier of insect screens for doors and windows - always worth comparing and contrasting different types of products. |
| Bees and other Stinging Insects | Cute and parent friendly book on insect stings and lots of other information about stinging bugs, treatment etc. |
Portal Sites, specialist support groups, and press/media articles
Sites offering
products, services and interesting information on Insect Stings
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