With "ALLERGIES: Pollen - Animals - Foodstuffs" SPEKTRUM addresses a very widespread problem of modern life. In industrialised countries around 25% of the population now suffer from allergies, and the trend is rising. Acute and chronic illnesses are triggered by otherwise harmless substances such as pollen, food or animal hair/dander, which in predisposed individuals provoke an excessive immune response. Symptoms range from mild local complaints of the nose, eyes or skin to the life‑threatening anaphylactic shock. Increasing numbers of children and adults are also developing difficult-to-treat cross‑allergies.
The June issue of SPEKTRUM presents approaches showing how homeopathy can offer effective alternatives to the continuous use of anti-allergy medication and to lengthy desensitisation procedures. Particular focus is on the chronic manifestations of the atopic diathesis, bronchial asthma and atopic dermatitis (neurodermatitis). In these conditions, homeopathy plays an outstanding role, especially in childhood.
