•19.06.2012 Less than 50% of asthmatic children control their symptoms, despite available treatments Also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish •18.06.2012 Allergies become epidemic: Food allergy sufferers double in the last 10 years Also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish
•15.06.2012 Eczema in babies due to stress in pregnancy Also available in French, Italian, Spanish and German •15.06.2012 EAACI Congress 2012 - Most newsworthy abstracts •15.06.2012 EAACI Congress 2012 - Highlights of the Scientific Programme Webcast: Asthma and rhinitis stress Public Health in Europe Up to one in three children suffer from asthma and rhinitis and up to 15% of these have severe disease; direct and indirect costs may reach over EUR 100 billion yearly. As there is a strong need to promote allergic diseases as health priorities in the EU and beyond, representatives from different organisations, including Elisabetta Gardini, Member of the EU Parliament, discussed the next steps in fighting chronic respiratory diseases during the EAACI Congress 2012 in Geneva. To watch the “EU Health Priorities: Political and Research Agenda” webcast, please click here. For more information, please visit www.eaaci.org