Dust mite information site for people with asthma, rhinitis or eczema.

2004 – Allergy and allergic disease costs the UK taxpayer over (£) 1 billion each year

Reports from Asthma UK and The Royal College of Physicians state that allergy and allergic diseases have reached epidemic proportions and that the National Health Service is not coping with demand for healthcare to treat symptoms. They also report that children bear-the-brunt of allergic asthma, rhinitis (hay fever) and eczema. The doctors report in unison, ‘house dust mites are a potent cause of allergy. Once allergy is established it is important to reduce
exposure’.

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4. Pollens, mite allergy and eye disease
5. 1996 – Evidence describing how mite droppings can cause ‘allergic-like’ symptoms before true allergy develops

Allergy, the Unmet Need, Royal College of Physicians’ Report, June 2003, .ISBN 1 86016 183 9

‘Controlling indoor allergens’. Warner JA, Pediatr. Allergy Immunol. 2000: Volume 11; page 208-219