Our Autumn newsletter highlights fascinating research: such as new developments in nanotechnology. Showing promise with its potential use for the diagnosis and treatment of a variety

Dr Vera Stejskal, inventor of MELISA testing, has passed away after a brief period of illness. A pioneer in the field of immunotoxicology, her groundbreaking

This study aims to evaluate whether patients with late complications of pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators have hypersensitivity reactions to some of the materials used in generators

BSEM members promote the study and good practice of allergy, environmental and nutritional medicine. Their November 10 conference about obesity and type 2 diabetes will look

Patients in the UK with metal on metal hips who are not suffering symptoms such as hip pain or swelling are being recalled for further

The main stories in our summer newsletter are: Delayed metal hypersensitivity symptoms may develop after 2 years; Gluten-free diet may increase exposure to mercury and

MELISA will be attending the BSEM’s Systems Medicine conference : Bridging the Gap between Science and Clinical Practice. With presentations on the impact of nutrition,

This study published in Nutrients 2017, suggests that contact dermatitis due to nickel allergy is more frequent in patients with non-coeliac wheat sensitivity. The study

Why do women experience pain more often than men after total hip or knee replacement surgery? This study links unexplained pain with an increased rate

“I have seen patients who have experienced a delayed hypersensitivity reaction and rejected an implant after eight years of having it in” says a Consultant