Food allergies to everything from milk and eggs to shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts and sesame affect 16 million adults and four million kids in the U.S. And every year, 200,000 of them end up with ...

Food allergies are on the rise in westernized countries for reasons that we do not completely understand. The rise in food allergies parallels the increase in other atopic diseases. No cure currently ...

If you have allergies, you’re probably familiar with the ways your immune system broadcasts its general lack of chill. Maybe your nose releases a river of snot, your eyes feel maddeningly scratchy, or ...

Q: I’ve been told I may need to have an allergy skin test to determine what I’m allergic to. Are these safe? A: During allergy skin testing, your skin is exposed to suspected allergy-causing ...

Infant and childhood food allergy has now been linked to a mix of environmental and genetic factors that must coexist to trigger the allergy, reports a new study. Those factors include genetics that ...

Sesame was successfully reintroduced into the diet in nearly three quarters of patients, and skin prick testing emerged as a ...

Measuring skin water loss during food allergy tests may help predict anaphylaxis and keep patients safe. The method aims to detect the life threatening reaction before epinephrine injections are ...

The FDA has approved AccuTest allergy skin testing devices and trays for the diagnosis of allergies, according to a company-issued press release. The line, manufactured by ALK, includes AccuTest-1, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients are influenced by extreme stories they see on social media. Testing children with atopic dermatitis for ...

Many people have certain foods they avoid. Maybe you pass on baked goods with milk products or opt for an egg-alternative at brunch. But what many people don’t realize is that these habits are likely ...

BOSTON (CBS) - It is estimated that 15 million Americans have an allergy to one or more foods but making the diagnosis can be somewhat painful and time consuming. But in a recent study, researchers ...