The increasing rates of food allergy and food intolerance
In recent years, researchers have noted a significant increase in food intolerances and allergy. But when is it really an allergy? Is it possible to prevent by intervening in the first few months of life?
View ArticleParents often ill-informed about food-allergy emergencies
(HealthDay)—Many parents of children with food allergies say doctors did not discuss emergency care for their youngsters, a new study finds.
View ArticleWhich comes first: Self-reported penicillin allergy or chronic hives?
People who have self-reported penicillin allergy may have a three times greater chance of suffering from chronic hives. And people who have chronic hives tend to self-report penicillin allergy at a...
View ArticleAllergy shots effective for baby boomers suffering from seasonal allergies
Recent years have seen an increase in those suffering from allergies, including baby boomers. And because older people tend to have additional chronic diseases, diagnosis and management of allergic...
View ArticleMigration clue to nut allergy
Australian-born children with Asian mothers have higher rates of nut allergy than Asian-born children who migrate to Australia, new research has found.
View ArticleMany school children avoid basic foods unnecessarily
A study on hypersensitivity to the basic foods milk, egg, fish and wheat among young school children showed that reported food hypersensitivity was eight times more common than allergies confirmed by...
View ArticleNew insight into the possible risk factors associated with food allergies
A study by researchers at the University of Southampton and Southampton General Hospital, is the first to assess the prevalence of two different types of food hypersensitivity and the risk factors...
View ArticleEating peanut in early years helps reduce risk of allergy even with later...
The early introduction of peanut to the diets of infants at high-risk of developing peanut allergy significantly reduces the risk of peanut allergy until 6 years of age, even if they stop eating peanut...
View ArticleProtection against peanut allergy by early consumption persists after 1 year...
Peanut allergy prevention achieved from early peanut consumption in at-risk infants persists after a one-year period of avoiding peanut, a clinical trial has found. The LEAP-ON clinical trial...
View ArticleInfant milk formula does not reduce risk of eczema and allergies, according...
A special type of baby formula does not reduce allergy risk - despite previous claims to the contrary - according to research led by Imperial College London.
View ArticleAn expert's guide to sneezin' season
(HealthDay)—This could be a bad spring allergy season and people with allergies need to be prepared, an expert warns.
View ArticleDNA methylation in adulthood linked to season of birth
(HealthDay)—DNA methylation in adulthood is associated with season of birth and may influence the effect of season of birth on allergy, according to a study published online March 12 in Allergy.
View ArticleDNA markers link season of birth and allergy risk
Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered specific markers on DNA that link the season of birth to risk of allergy in later life.
View ArticleVideo: Why are people allergic to peanuts?
For 1 to 2 percent of the global population, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich could be potentially fatal. What makes peanut allergies so lethal, and why is the number of peanut-allergy...
View ArticleWhen do allergy shots become necessary?
The beauty of spring is upon us, but as lovely as it may be to look at, it can wreak havoc in your nose, throat and eyes. The higher the pollen count, the greater the misery.
View ArticleOn the road to allergy prophylaxis
Researchers of MedUni Vienna succeeded in binding allergens to endogenous, endogenic white blood corpuscles to trigger a tolerance reaction in case of a future, possible contact with the respective...
View ArticleSpring allergies? don't assume it's only pollen
(HealthDay)—Spring allergy season is here, so if you know your triggers you can start reducing your symptoms, experts say.
View ArticleAllergen immunotherapy found to pose no risk of infection
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found no evidence of infections related to administration of allergy immunotherapy, the common practice of injecting minimal quantities...
View ArticleCow's milk allergy in childhood may lead to weaker bones: study
(HealthDay)—Children who are allergic to cow's milk may have weaker bones than kids with other food allergies, a small study suggests.
View ArticleStudy finds no change in antibody levels associated with food allergy
A new study using 5,000 stored blood samples found no increase in the presence of food-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE)—a blood marker associated with food allergy—in children's blood between the 1980s...
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