Allergy and their effects

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b500840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Allergies and their Effects</B></FONT><B>   |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Allergy Centre"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eHealth Consultations "><U><B>Remote Consultation with the Allergy Centre through eHealth</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eHealth Consultations "><U><B>Location of the Allergy Centre</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0af11c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Schools"><U><B>Return to School Projects list</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Educational Leaflet</B></div> <div> Allergies and their effect<B> </B></div> <bR> <div> Fat-soluble chemicals</div> <div> <B>CONTINUED mild exposure to fat-soluble chemicals may cause them to accumulate in the body's adipose tissue. This accumulation can rise to toxic levels over a period of time and cause strange illnesses. Other chemicals can be toxic to the cells that stimulate production of anti-allergy cells called suppressor T cells. </B></div> <div> <B>     In our home and work environment these days, compared with previous times, the body faces exposure to potentially toxic substances which did not previously exist. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sick buildings</B></div> <div> <B>The 'sick-building' syndrome is more common today than ever, and can affect many of it's occupants adversely. In many cases 95% of air in commercial spaces is re-cycled, spreading air-borne contaminants throughout the building. </B></div> <div> <B><U>Testing and treatment</U></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" ><B> for allergy can now be done. Some examples of substances in our environment that can cause problems: </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     Executives and office workers and factory workers</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" ><B> are exposed to many different chemicals in the workplace. They can work with air-conditioning which may recycle moulds, chemicals, bacteria, viruses, tobacco smoke, perfumes and toiletries around the building. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     Housewives and family members</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" ><B> are exposed to chemical fumes that come from furnishings around the home as well as exposure to cleaning substances. Even clothes may have chemical smells that can trigger an allergy. Allergies can also come from things of animal origin such as hairs of household pets. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     Additives and preservatives in foods can cause problems with certain people. Gas fumes from heaters are known to cause illness in children as well as adults. </B></div> <div> <B>Farmers and home-gardeners</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" ><B> may develop allergy to certain plants, stinging insects, toxic herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilisers. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     To reactive people, exposures to these allergy-causing substances may make them feel ill. </B></div> <div> <I><B>     However, most of these illnesses, and others, can be successfully treated today because there has been a rapid increase in understanding of the type of medical problem caused by allergies.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>TO PRINT</B></I><I> this page, </I><I><B>FIRST</B></I><I> </I>click anywhere<I> on this paragraph you are now reading and </I><I><B>THEN </B></I><I>just press the print button on you browser.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Courtesy of The Allergy Centre 03 9874 4144</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Bibliographical Details:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Johnson, P, </B></I><I><B><U>"Allergy Educational Leaflet"</U></B></I><I><B>, Allergy Cybercentre Home Page, Melbourne, Australia, 1996</B></I></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="this_page_was_last_reviewed_on_6th_june"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This page was last reviewed on 18th Aug 2004</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>