Welcome to CYANS

CYANS (Children and Young Peoples Allergy Network Scotland) was set up in June 2011 with the aim of supporting the development of allergy care and improve access to allergy services for children, young people and their families across Scotland.

The Lead Clinician for CYANS is Professor Jürgen Schwarze.

Allergies currently affect an estimated 30% of children in Scotland, with allergic conditions including allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, atopic eczema, food allergies, allergies to latex, insect venom and drugs and anaphylaxis.

Allergic reactions can range from mild rashes and sneezing attacks, to distressing widespread hives and skin swelling, breathing difficulties and in the most severe cases life threatening anaphylaxis.

Allergies can have an impact on a child’s physical, social and emotional wellbeing, affecting performance at school, relationships with family and friends and social outings.

Note: This is our pilot web site which we have released to allow registration for our launch event in March 2012 and we will be adding more content to coincide with our launch event.