PATIENT RESOURCES

FOOD ALLERGY INFORMATION

Eat Right Ontario/Finding a dietician: http://www.unlockfood.ca/en/default.aspx

Food Allergy Research & Education: https://www.foodallergy.org/

Food Allergy Canada: https://foodallergycanada.ca/

Allergic Living Magazine: https://www.allergicliving.com/

Epi Pen Website: https://www.epipen.ca

Government of Canada Recalls and Safety Alerts: https://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/index-eng.php?cat=1

Canadian Food Inspection Agency/ Food Recall Warnings: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/eng/1299076382077/1299076493846

Learning Early About Peanut Allergy / LEAP Study : http://www.leapstudy.co.uk

ASTHMA AND GENERAL ALLERGY INFORMATION

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: http://www.aafa.org/

Allergy and Asthma Information Association: http://aaia.ca/

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: https://www.aaaai.org/

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: https://acaai.org/

Allergic Living: https://www.allergicliving.com/

Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: http://csaci.ca/patient-school-resources/

Quebec Allergy Information ( en Francais ): http://allergies-alimentaires.org/fr/infoallergies

The Canadian Lung Association: https://lung.ca

Medic Alert Bracelet Website: https://www.medicalert.ca

SickKids Hospital: Pregancy Information: http://www.motherisk.org

Pleural Mesothelioma Center: https://www.pleuralmesothelioma.com/cancer/

Mesothelioma Information: https://mesothelioma.net/allergies-lung-cancer-mesothelioma/

ALLERGIC SKIN DISORDERS

Eczema Society of Canada: https://eczemahelp.ca/

Contact Allergy: Skin Allergens database: http://contactallergy.com/index.html

Canadian Dermatology Association: https://dermatology.ca

Chronic Hives: http://www.myhives.com/en/#who

“Think Dirty” - This is a mobile phone app that you can download - it allows you to see any chemicals found in the skin/cleaning products you are using.

(Useful for patients with contact dermatitis from their skin care or cleaning products.)

QUIT SMOKING

My Quit: https://myquit.ca/

Help Someone Quit Smoking: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/smoking-tobacco/quit-smoking

IMMUNE DEFICIENCY

Immune Deficiency Foundation: https://primaryimmune.org/

ALLERGY RESEARCH

National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials Database: https://clinicaltrials.gov/

Health Canada’s Clinical Trials Database: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/health-canada-clinical-trials-database.html