Although allergies are widespread, their diagnosis is complex and, depending on the type of allergy, the prospects of success with therapy are not always clear. Skin tests so far have been unpleasant, ...

As a toddler, Colton McClure never wanted to eat peanut butter. "He would always push it away," said his mom, Cheri McClure. Then when he was a preschooler, Colton ate one Reese's peanut butter cup ...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oncologica, a leading healthcare testing laboratory based in Cambridge UK, has launched a new Allergyfocus test that helps sufferers discover what common global ...

Food allergies are a major health problem worldwide. In some countries, up to 10% of the population is affected, mainly young children. Peanut allergy, in particular, is one of the most common ...

All skin tests doctors commonly use to check for food allergies can provide false negative results, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded — meaning people with potentially life-threatening ...

What Is a Sesame Allergy? A sesame allergy is a food allergy to sesame seeds or sesame oil, which come from the sesame plant. When you have this allergy, your immune system reacts to sesame as though ...

Researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness has now been confirmed in clinical samples from ...