As an allergy specialist working in a busy children’s hospital and as a cutting edge researcher, Dr Susan Prescott is perfectly placed to explore how and why we are experiencing an epidemic rise in allergic diseases as well as the practical side of dealing with these potentially life-threatening conditions.

Why is allergic disease increasing so rapidly, especially in young infants? What are the environmental factors contributing to this? What is going wrong with the immune system and can we prevent it? When is it safe to give children peanut products? What are the current treatment options for allergies? What is epigenetics? Where is the research headed? Drawing on the latest research, The Allergy Epidemic provides clear, no-nonsense descriptions in the very personable style Susan’s patients have come to expect.

All author’s proceeds from the sale of this book will go directly into allergy research.

Read about The Calling – Susan Prescott’s biography of her grandparents, Monica and Stanley Prescott.