Milk allergy can cause serious reactions like anaphylaxis and needs immediate treatment. Lactose intolerance happens because the body can't break down lactose, leading to digestive issues. To manage a ...

Food allergies involve the immune system's production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) to fight a substance it perceives as foreign. Food intolerances usually relate to the digestive system's inability to ...

WITH MY FEET in the stirrups, I felt an electric jolt of pain roll through my abdomen. I gripped the sides of the examination table, knuckles turning white. The two Tylenol the nurse had told me to ...

GROWING recognition that most childhood antibiotic allergy labels are inaccurate has driven an urgent call for standardised testing practices. In a new report, investigators from the US Drug Allergy ...

Jillian Kubala, MS, is a registered dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. Jillian uses a unique and personalized approach to help her clients achieve optimal wellness through nutrition and lifestyle ...

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies, affecting between 1% and 2% of people living in the west. And, for many years, their prevalence has been rising. But a recent study out of the ...

It was a question Dr. Gideon Lack asked often, when giving lectures to fellow allergists and pediatricians on the topic of food allergies: How many doctors in the room had a patient allergic to ...

Among 392 oral food challenges (OFCs) performed in 361 participants, 71.9% tolerated sesame reintroduction; success rates for sunflower and mustard were 87.5% and 82.1%, respectively. Skin prick ...

Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanut products. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply. By Simar Bajaj Food allergies in ...