A food allergy happens when the immune system reacts to a certain food protein. Although symptoms can be the same, food allergies are different than a food intolerance. Food intolerance does not ...

Though research suggests home allergy remedies hardly ever work, some scientists want to know if honey might have a place in modern medicine. A beekeeper checks his hive in the Luoping region of ...

Edited by Ellen V. Rothenberg, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, and accepted by Editorial Board Member Neil H. Shubin February 17, 2017 (received for review July 26, 2016) ...

Experts say that spring temperatures can heat up faster than people think, making it dangerous weather for dogs Allergies can also affect your dog Experts at the MSPCA-Angell say bringing your dog ...

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Allergies can make anyone miserable, especially when traveling. And some destinations might make you sneeze more than others. We spoke with board-certified allergist Dr. Juan Carlos Murillo ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of croup, strep throat, allergies, a stomach bug and viral upper respiratory infections. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine ...

A decade ago, a clinical trial in the U.K. famously showed that children who were exposed to peanuts in the early months of life had reduced risk of developing a peanut allergy compared with ...

Alejandra DeVargas said she will not soon forget her first encounter with food allergies. When her second son, Vincent was eight months old, DeVargas said she decided to start introducing him to solid ...

It’s an allergy caused by tick bites that makes eating—or even being near—meat or dairy dangerous. More than 80-thousand people viewed our earlier story about alpha-gal on our website—and ...

Drier winters can intensify allergy symptoms by producing more pollen and allergens. Close to 1 in 4 children and 1 in 3 adults have allergies. Beyond pollen, allergy triggers include animal dander, ...