NHS warns against complementary therapies for children's food allergies

National Institute for Clinical Excellence says no proof alternative diagnostic tests work as immune disorders growAlternative tests for children's food allergies ? such as hair analysis or muscle weakness ? must be avoided because there is little evidence they work, according to NHS guidance.But general practitioners must do more to identify those suffering from the rapid increase in immune disorders, which now affect one in 20 young people in Britain, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) warns.The vogue for complementary cures may be a consequence of the NHS's inadequate response to the problem, Nice believes. Hospital admissions for food allergies have risen by 500% since 1990 and the UK appears to be one of the most severely affected countries.The most common foods to

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