From my notes taken at the recent gastroenterology conference... The first session was Professor Sanders, talking about food intolerance in daily life: any errors are mine, due to the speed of note-taking! Did you know that the percentage of people reporting food intolerance in the UK is between 2 and 20%? The top end of this is a … [Read more...]
BSG Conference: The Patient Symposium
Last week I went to part of a gastroenterology conference: the symposium for patients. This was organised by the British Society of Gastroenterology. I've never been to one before, and this was a particularly interesting experience. There were - literally - hundreds of medics around the conference centre, and about 60 people attending the … [Read more...]
Allergy Alert: Morrisons Cocktail Prawns
Unfortunately, due to a packaging error, Morrisons Cocktail Prawns packets with a use by date of 16 March 2011 actually contain Morrisons Seafood Cocktail. As a result, the presence of fish, gluten, mollusc and soya are not declared on the ingredients list, but are declared in the 'may contain' statement on the product packaging. Therefore, … [Read more...]
