Allergies & Intolerances

Pollen

Also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis - inflammation of the nose. Some plants and some trees produce a powder called pollen. People are allergic to different pollens. Tree pollen during the spring, grass pollen during the summer, and weed pollen during the fall....

Pollen Measurement in Switzerland

14 MEASUREMENT STATIONS MeteoSwiss, the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology operates a nationwide pollen measurement network comprising 14 measurement stations where pollen concentrations in the air are measured. Based on the data and forecasts about the...

Contact allergies to perfumes and cosmetics

CONTACT ALLERGIES TO FRAGRANCES AND COSMETICS: WHAT IS IT? Contact eczema, along with respiratory and food allergies, is also a very common condition triggered by allergic reactions. Such eczema is triggered by direct contact with substances on the skin; up to 7% of...

Allergic Diseases

The contact of the allergen with the immune system allows allergy antibodies (IgE) specific to that allergen to be produced in a person genetically predisposed to (atopic) allergies. The person is then sensitised to that allergen. After the allergen is recognised by...