Feature Channels: Allergies

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Don't assume if you have previously tolerated a dose of flu vaccine that you won't have a reaction to the next one. Get tested.

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Pumpkin pie is a traditon for many holiday dinner. News from the annual scientific meeting of ACAAI reports on pumpkin allergies and other hot topics in pediatric allergy.

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100th anniversary of allergy shots - immunotherapy - what works and what's the future?

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Climate change affecting allergy sufferers outdoors and indoors. Symposium presented by ACAAI under contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Loyola allergist who does official allergy count for the midwest reveals samples of Chicago air pollution.

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Tips for a healthy Thanksgiving for allergy and asthma sufferers.

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Babies born to mothers who eat peanuts during pregnancy appear more prone to peanut allergy, according to research conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere and published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The research team was led by Scott Sicherer, M.D., of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

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Attend in person or by teleconference to hear the latest information from the annual scientific meeting of the Amercian College of Alllergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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Researchers from Tufts pooled data from five epidemiological studies to investigate the prevalence of asthma in children in two Boston neighborhoods. Among children born in the United States, low socioeconomic status and exposure to mice and cockroaches were both associated with increased risk of asthma. Neither association was present in children born outside of the United States.

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Tips on having an allergy and asthma safe Thanksgiving.

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Recent studies show most egg-allergic individuals can receive the flu vaccine safely under the care of their allergist or immunologist.

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SRxA Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors entered into an agreement with the Boards of Directors of the Eastern Allergy Conference (EAC) and the North American Rhinology & Allergy Conference (NARAC), to become the exclusive provider of rapid dissemination post-congress e-newsletters.

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A group of Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the first controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone nasal spray (also known as Flonase) on people with the allergic esophageal condition called eosinophilic esophagitis.

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An estimated 2.5 percent of Americans — 7.5 million people — have at least one food allergy and young black children with asthma appear to be at the highest risk, according to findings from what is believed to be the largest food allergy study to date. The research was conducted by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

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Loyola University Health System pediatrician gives food allergy tips to prepare for Halloween.

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Anaphylaxis Community Experts (ACE) educational program launches today. Allergist and community member teams to bring program to 150 communities in U.S.

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Children's daycare centers need to pay special attention to allergies, as well as to religious and cultural food requirements.

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Tips for an allergy and asthma safe Halloween.

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A boy who has asthma is less likely to smoke as a teenager, according to a new study from Italy.

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Health care delivered via telephone or Internet might not improve the quality of life for people with mild asthma, but it could keep those with severe asthma out of the hospital, a new evidence review finds.