You can find a recording of the symposium here: Mit dem Laden des Videos akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerklärung von YouTube.Mehr erfahren Video laden YouTube immer entsperren Berlin, 05 June 2024 – More than 30 percent of all people in […]
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This year’s ADF/ECARF Award was presented at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf on 8 March 2024. The winners of the award received a prize of 5,000 euros for the discovery of an important mechanism associated with meat allergy. Research findings […]
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Berlin, 20 February 2024 – Climate change poses a challenge to health protection worldwide. The impact can no longer be ignored. This can be seen, for example, in the fact that more thermophilic, non-native plant species with allergenic or potentially […]
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Berlin, 29 August 2023 – Almost no-one gets through the summer without being bitten by an insect. But when a wasp gets too close, people often tend to panic. No-one wants to get stung. Generally, insects prefer to steer clear […]
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Cats are our friends and are often regarded as fully-fledged members of the family. One in three households in Germany has a cat – of which around 30 percent live in a single or two-person household, almost 40 percent in […]
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24 February 2023 marked the presentation of this year’s ADF/ECARF Award. Not one but two prize-winning teams received the award, endowed with 2,500 euros each, for their particularly innovative and groundbreaking dermatological-allergological research. Research findings on the gut Microbiome The […]
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Pollen season has begun – and it is starting earlier and earlier with each passing year. Due to climate change, we see plant species thriving in our part of the world that are not native here. With serious consequences for […]
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Berlin, 7 November 2022 – Not always easily legible: the small print on packaging. This can become a problem for people with food intolerances. Much has been achieved for them in recent years – after all, there are now 14 […]
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Berlin, 11 August 2022 – In a current study, scientists are investigating the benefits of a probiotic (a substance containing lactic acid bacteria to strengthen the intestinal flora) in the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis caused by grass pollen. Particular to […]
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Berlin, 19 October 2022 – Private and public companies are more than ever called upon to assume social responsibility beyond their core business and corporate purpose. This is demanded by the AOK Bundesverband, Germany’s association of public health insurers, in […]
read moreBerlin, 7 November 2022 – Not always easily legible: the small print on packaging. This can become a problem for people with food intolerances. Much has been achieved for them in recent years – after all, there are now 14 […]
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The new AM TACHELES quarter in Berlin’s Mitte district is the first real-estate project worldwide to be certified by the Allergy Friendly Buildings Alliance (AFBA). Both the quarter, the construction of the residential and office buildings, and even the outdoor
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A new drug for treating chronic spontaneous urticaria relieves symptoms such as hives and itchy swelling of the skin and mucosa more frequently than any previously available drugs.
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Most people with hay fever (allergic rhinitis) have a limited ability to focus on the road. In seven out of 100 people, hay fever symptoms are even a contributing factor to car accidents or near collisions.
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The results from an investigator-initiated comparative analysis of on-demand treatments for attacks of hereditary angioedema were presented at the 4th GA²LEN Network Global Urticaria Forumin Berlin, Germany on 6 December 2018.
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In the coming days and weeks, more and more birch pollen will be released into the air, and many people with hay fever will feel it. Around 12 million people in Germany suffer from hay fever, including more than one
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This year’s ADF/ECARF Award has been granted to two teams studying the interactions that occur within inflammatory skin diseases. In their award-winning study1, Dr Hansjörg Baurecht and his team of scientists from the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein describe the changes […]
read moreThis year’s ADF/ECARF Award has been granted to two teams studying the interactions that occur within inflammatory skin diseases. In their award-winning study1, Dr Hansjörg Baurecht and his team of scientists from the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein describe the changes […]
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Many people with hay fever go on to develop an apple allergy over time. As a result, they try to avoid apples or eat older apple varieties, which are often well tolerated. Now an observational study has revealed a new
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Alder and hazel are no longer in bloom in many parts of Germany. Birch pollen will soon be in the air, and the peak pollen allergy season will begin. Stiftung Deutscher Polleninformationsdienst (German Pollen Information Service – PID) has generated […]
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A research group under the direction of Dr Andrea Braun (University Medical Center Göttingen) has received the 2017 ADF/ECARF Award. The research group was awarded the prize for its study on the influence of the skin barrier on the development […]
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Pollen season has begun. Alder and hazel are already in bloom. Many people with hay fever rely on pollen forecasts to avoid exposure to allergens. But some providers do not deliver reliable forecasts. The pollen count is often estimated to
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Around 30 per cent of adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 (1) suffer from atopic diseases such as hay fever, atopic eczema, asthma and allergic contact eczema. Each year, 170,000 of them begin an apprenticeship.(1) It is important
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Precious metals used in jewellery are often mixed with cheaper metals such as nickel. This makes jewellery more affordable for many people and a popular Christmas present under the tree.
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Dr Carmen Lamacchia, Italy, about her new method aiming at making gluten tolerable for celiac patients
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Following the resolutions of the municipal committee, the spa administration of Heligoland, Germany’s only offshore island, has announced that it will acquire certification as an ‘allergy-friendly holiday destination’ by the start of the 2017 season.
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After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the prevalence of allergies was significantly higher in West Germany than in East Germany.(1) A study conducted 20 years later demonstrates that the differences have decreased to within a few percentage
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BM32, a newly developed grass pollen allergy vaccine, might be useful in another area besides the treatment of grass pollen allergy patients. It could also play a role in the further development of the hepatitis B vaccine, according to the
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Apple allergy sufferers have consistently reported experiencing fewer symptoms or none at all after eating older apple varieties compared to the newer ones. A research project will now demonstrate whether certain old apple varieties are well tolerated and whether the
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A peanut allergy can be prevented over the long term from infancy. This was the conclusion of a study* conducted on infants at high risk of a peanut allergy, who had been given small amounts of peanut protein every week
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How does it feel to be a 17-year-old girl with 74 (in words: seventy-four) food allergies? What is day at school like for her? Do cosmetics help with the rash on her face? What can one eat at parties? How
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In rare cases, additives such as dyes or preservatives in food can trigger severe pseudoallergic reactions in the skin, airway or gastrointestinal tract. While the vast majority of the population does not react to these E number-coded substances, patients with […]
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Part 2: Safety First The European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) spoke with Beate Deckelmann, 47, the school nurse at Berlin Brandenburg International School (BBIS), about the best way to prepare for a class trip including children with allergies. […]
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Teachers and parents know that a class trip has to be carefully planned. Beate Deckelmann, who has been employed as a school nurse at Berlin Brandenburg International School (BBIS) for many years, speaks to the European Centre for Allergy Research […]
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Part 1: All students should go on class trips For many students, the class trip is the highlight of the school year. It is no different for students with allergies. The European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) asked an […]
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The series of articles about daily life with a child with a severe peanut allergy was read by many ECARF followers, including Annette Steffen (43). Annette’s son Justus (10) also has a severe peanut allergy, in addition to an allergy […]
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Part 5: parental stress There is now a lot of information about allergies and their symptoms that allergy sufferers and their families can obtain from websites, leaflets, and by talking to their doctors. Usually only the families of children with […]
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On Labour Day on 1 May, the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) is providing information on occupational dermatoses – allergy-induced skin diseases that develop on the job due to working conditions and contact with work materials. Hands are […]
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Part 4: family vacations There is now a lot of information about allergies and their symptoms that allergy sufferers and their families can obtain from websites, leaflets, and by talking to their doctors. Usually only the families of children with […]
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Representatives from the skin care and cosmetics sector gathered at the first expert symposium of the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) in Berlin. ECARF experts provided them with an overview on how to care for sensitive skin from […]
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At the Allergy & Free From Show in Berlin (15-17 April), which ended on Sunday, the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) made a successful appearance, featuring a diverse program of information, entertainment and practical product experience with food […]
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Berlin-Brandenburg International School (BBIS) has become the first school to receive the ECARF quality seal for allergy-friendly products and services. The school located in Kleinmachnow near Berlin fulfils the detailed evaluation criteria of the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation […]
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Part 3: birthday parties There is now a lot of information about allergies and their symptoms that allergy sufferers and their families can obtain from websites, leaflets, and by talking to their doctors. Usually only the families of children with […]
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Allergies are the most common widespread chronic disease. There are around 25 million people with allergies in Germany alone. The European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) recommends that patients seek the advice of a doctor to rule out any […]
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2: Grocery shopping and preparing food There is now a lot of information about allergies and their symptoms that allergy sufferers and their families can obtain from websites, leaflets, and by talking to their doctors. Usually only the families of […]
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Thomas Volz has received the ADF/ECARF Award 2016 for his work* on the association between the gut microbiome and anaphylactic reactions to food allergens. The annual €5,000 endowed ADF/ECARF Award was presented at the 43rd conference (10-12 March 2016) of […]
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An allergy doesn’t just affect the person with the allergy. When a child suffers from an allergy, the entire family has to adapt to the disease. Christian, 41, from Berlin and father of a 9-year-old son with a severe peanut […]
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Part 1: Life at School There is now a lot of information about allergies and their symptoms that allergy sufferers and their families can obtain from websites, leaflets, and by talking to their doctors. Usually only the families of children […]
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Is it a cold or an allergic reaction? For most people, a runny nose in winter is usually a sign of an ordinary cold. Who would think about pollen in December? But one type of tree does plague allergy sufferers […]
read moreThe first signs of spring also signal the beginning of hay fever season for allergy sufferers. Pollen from hazels and alders, which flower early in the season, has already been detected in the air. The German Pollen Information Service Foundation […]
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