Patients with allergies, intolerances and chemical sensitivity often need to take their sensitivities into account when considering medications or vaccinations. With this in mind, the following information may be helpfu with regard to Swine Flu.

Specific Immunotherapy (SIT) has been used to treat severe seasonal or intermittent allergic rhinitis (hayfever) for many decades. It is a vaccine of the allergen to which the patient is allergic, usually grass or tree pollen, which is given by injection into the arm.

Candida is a yeast which is found on the skin and in the gut of most people, whether they are healthy or unwell. Most of the time it does not cause a problem. There are several circumstances in which Candida can become a problem.

There are a variety of ways in which people can experience adverse reactions to medications, whether prescribed or ‘over-the-counter’. Most of these effects are not  ‘allergy'.