More than 20% of the population is suspected to have a penicillin allergy, yet less than 5% have this allergy. Because a recorded "penicillin allergy" entails altered antibiotic management, risk for ...

Children with primary immunodeficiencies often had drug allergy labels, almost all of which were not confirmed when evaluated ...

In children evaluated for a possible macrolide allergy, intradermal testing with a suspected culprit drug at 0.05 mg/mL showed high specificity (92.7%) but limited sensitivity. To confirm an allergy ...

A drug that binds to allergy-causing antibodies can protect children from dangerous reactions to accidentally eating allergy-triggering foods, a new study found. A drug can make life safer for ...

Kevin Wang and Annie Marqueling’s son Liam was 8 months old when he broke out in hives all over his body after eating a few bits of a scrambled egg. An allergy test revealed Liam was allergic to eggs, ...

About 10% to 20% of Americans report that they have a penicillin allergy, yet fewer than 1% actually do.

Living with food allergies can be a fraught existence. There is no cure, and the standard management is to be ever vigilant of everything you eat and have an emergency shot of epinephrine constantly ...

New research from National Jewish Health suggests that long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), commonly used in combination asthma ...

The Worthing, England-based biotechnology company said VLP Peanut, its new anti-allergy product under testing, shows a "significant" reduction in basophil sensitivity, and that both downward allergen ...

As the rain clears up, it could mean more trouble for you if you have seasonal allergies.Doctors are saying the mild winter didn't do any favors for symptoms.On the roof of the Hamilton County Health ...

In 1998 an asthma and allergy drug called montelukast hit the U.S. market under the name Singulair. In the years that followed, commercials filled with flowers and cats proclaimed that it was “a ...