According to Spanish researchers, tolerance to cats can be built up in allergic kids by placing increasing doses of standardized cat dander extract under the tongue. Immunotherapy is based on the idea...

Though latex gloves are widely used in laboratories, some people who wear them have allergic reactions. Do you have allergies to latex? Now, researchers at the National Institute for Occupational...

The USFDA has recently approved the OTC use of Akorn's Ketotifen Fumarate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.025% - the generic version of Novartis' Zaditor™Ophthalmic Solution 0.025%. Zaditor™...

If a family member have food allergies, no problem if you are cooking and eating at home. But dining out would pose a problem. Not all restaurants or eateries serve allergy-friendly foods or use...

Allerca (a US-based company) has bred the world's first scientifically proven hypoallergenic cat: Allerca GD Cat - bred not to produce glycoprotein Fel D 1 (the allergen known to cause suffering...

Morrisons plc has recently withdrawn all batches of its own-brand Walnut Layer Cake appearing in clear plastic sealed wrapper with paper label, due to a labelling error: whey powder appears on the...

Yes indeed. Like this story at BBC News: 59 years old Richard Francis was stung on the elbow on Sunday and started feeling ill 10 minutes later. Francis hd severe allergy to insect stings, but had no...

Originally created to identify and protect kids with food allergies - Stat Kids™ (formerly AllergiK ID) - has broaden its mission and expanded its product lines by now working to address the needs...

A healthcare investment fund - Deerfield Management - has committed up to $30 million in project financing to Dynavax Technologies Corporation for the acceleration of the company's allergy...

Sufferers of dog or cat allergies are vulnerable to airborne contaminants that trigger allergic reactions. The severity of such allergic reactions can be greatly reduced with the use a certified HEPA...

Processed peanuts result allergen-free with the new process invented by Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna, an agricultural researcher at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. After processing,...

Selected shrimp-flavored noodle products have been recalled by Nissin Foods (USA) Co. because of the seafood-flavored powder used in these Nissin products that has been found to contain cod and...

If you have allergic reactions to peanuts, you may want to think twice before eating cashew nuts. A new study found that allergic reaction to cashew nuts is more severe that peanuts. According to lead...

Sweetie Cakes Co. sells organic vegan version of cake mixes for kids who have food allergies or other special dietary needs. Resident of Santa Barbara, California and has food allergies herself, Cat...

The fastest and easiest way to fight nasal allergies is steroid nasal spray. But there is a nasty side effect: nosebleeds. A product of Gage Phytolaboratories - NoBleed™ - is a natural herbal cream...

It seems that allergy-friendly facilities are becoming more and more common as more and more hotels adopt the PURE™ system which creates an allergy-friendly environment. In Hawaii, the JW Marriott...

Sun Kee Brand Dried Sweet Potato has been recalled from the market by Prosperity Resources Int'l Inc. due to undeclared sulfites which could pose life-threatening reactions to inviduals with...

32-oz (2-lb) cartons of "Market Basket Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix" have been recalled by Karlin Food Products, Inc., of Northfield, Illinois because of undeclared milk that the...

Effective January 1, 2006, the US FDA requires that the labels of all foods (all foods except meat, poultry, and certain egg products) must clearly identify the source of all ingredients that are - or...

Artisan Confections has voluntarily recalled its Scharffen Berger Kumasi Sambirano 68 percent Cacao Pure Dark Chocolate bars because of undeclared milk ingredient which could be harmful to people who...

Schools should have an "allergy lesson plan", according to Weymouth Public Schools Health Services Head Nurse Janet Brooks - who is proposing a district wide policy to strengthen an existing...