Allergy and intolerance test kits can cost hundreds of pounds – but they might not provide the answers you're hoping for ...

If you didn't have food allergies as a child, is it possible to develop them as an adult? The short answer is yes. But the reasons why are much more complicated. Preschoolers are about four times more ...

If the patient’s history of food reaction is mild, the OFC can be conducted at home with proper education and an emergency treatment plan in place. Otherwise, the OFC is conducted in an allergy ...

Sniffling a bit more than usual? Welcome to spring allergy season in the Northern Hemisphere. Even if you don’t think you have allergies, it’s worth paying attention to those sniffles. More than 1 in ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued an urgent alert advising customers not to eat the snack.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After the FDA approved a medication called Xolair to help lessen the severity of an accidental allergic reaction in people who are allergic to multiple foods, sufferers say they're ...

While there’s no cure for food allergies, some medications like antihistamines, adrenaline, and omalizumab can help manage symptoms and prevent serious reactions. There’s no cure for food allergies.

With allergy now the most common chronic disease in Europe, a new report highlights how robust near-miss reporting throughout industry can recognise trends and potentially prevent serious allergic ...

Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome, known as FPIES, affects an estimated 90,000 people in the U.S. – about 5 in 1,000 children and 2 in 1,000 adults – and most parents have never heard of it.

A food allergy reaction can provoke a local response in the mucosal immune system, a systemic process, or both. Symptoms of food allergy (Table 1) can vary widely among patients, and one reaction can ...