A new drug could let those with severe food allergies breathe a sigh of relief. Xolair, or omalizumab, was granted priority review by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for its use in ...
Can adults suddenly develop a new food allergy? I wrote this week about how to protect kids at school from dangerous allergic ...
A research team has identified a purified fucoidan fraction from the edible brown alga Laminaria japonica that shows strong ...
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 ...
Screening for eating disorders may help clinicians identify when food avoidance in patients with allergies extends beyond ...
After a terrifying allergy scare, a Phillips Exeter Academy student set out to build a device that could protect others.
It’s crucial to understand the distinction between a food allergy and a food intolerance, as allergies involve an immune system response that can be life-threatening, while intolerances are digestive ...
Sandra Hong, MD, chair of allergy and immunology and director of the Food Allergy Center of Excellence at Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio, sees firsthand how situations that feel ordinary to most people ...
Shoppers who purchased the recalled cheese in affected states are being urged to dispose of it and seek a refund.
Understanding what it means to live with a food allergy as a kid starts with clear communication. For parents, this means focusing on simple language and modeling “safe” behaviors. A food allergy ...
A large Australian randomized trial of 2,137 pregnant women tested whether substantially increasing egg and peanut consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding could prevent food allergy in infants ...