stephanie Hapner of Winona Lake is a mother to 12-year-old son with food allergy - Wesley, who was diagnosed a few years ago with eosinophilic esophagitis. Esophagitis refers to inflammation of the...

Maker of allergy drug products - ALK-Abello A/S of Denmark - is expanding in Idaho and by doing so will build the world's largest allergen raw material production plant in the area. The company is...

The soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle called a buckyball has been found to have a new biological function: it has the ability to block allergic response. Buckyballs, or fullerenes, are nanoparticles...

Those with pollen allergies do not have to make do with boring, drab, gardens. Aside from choosing the right flowering plants, you can also use plants like dwarf berberis, which has a colorful foliage...

In lieu of an allergy alert issued by the UK Food Standards Agency, Health Interlink Ltd has voluntarily withdrawn certain batches of two varieties of its Garden of Life organic whole food fiber bars....

Soon, it will be officially summer, and the fun begins. Unfortunately, not just for us, but also for our multi-legged foes: fire-ants wasps, bees, hornets, and other insects. For those with allergies...

According to a new study at the Australian Capital Territory, food allergies in Australian children have risen 12-fold since 1995, the most common reactions involved peanuts, eggs, cow's milk and...

Do you have food allergies? Would you like to participate in clinical trials to help study food allergies which may help uncover treatment options? For example, researchers from Cornell University...

European budget airline Flybe has banned passengers from eating their own food aboard its flights, allegedly following complaints from passengers with allergies about other people eating them....

I've just finished packing my son's bag for their annual summer camp. They're off for a 3 days and 2 nights to a farmhouse half an hour away and though this would be his second time to go,...

In a study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, researchers have found out that breastfed babies with eczema showed milder allergy symptoms if their mothers laughed hours before feeding...

A few days ago, Melissa of Cooking Allergy Free wrote me to introduce their newly launched website and it's just now that I've had a chance to browse through it. It looks promising, and I hope...

Does your child snore? According to a new study, it seems that the factors that increase the likelihood of one's developing allergies are similar to those that lead to snoring. In an asthma...

For the longest time, I've refrained from blogging about the connection between genetically modified foods (or what the anti-GMO activists call "frankenfoods") and allergies. The thing...

They say that if you don't replace your mattress, after about 10 years, it's weight would nearly double. Yes, it's a bit disgusting to think what all those added weight comprise of....

Kudos to the San Diego Padres for setting aside a nut-free zone at the upper area of the stadium above third base during their game against the Seattle Mariners at petco Park last June 10. After being...

I was looking for something totally different in Amazon and I encountered this listing for a ">hypoallergenic pillow. What caught my attention was the "Always Fresh" on the...

A batch of "Back to Nature Sesame Ginger rice Thins Crackers" are being recalled due to undeclared milk. They are packaged in a 4-oz. carton with a "Best When Used By" date of 16...

The hygiene hypothesis used to explain the increasing prevalence of allergies is based on the belief that being too clean, which includes the use of too much detergents, soaps, etc, increases an...

I would like to re-post a comment left by "craig" on my entry on Grazax: i was on one of the london trials of this over 3 years ago. It was a long study with comprehensive recording of daily...

I've found a series of videos on VideoJug, featuring Dr. Harold Kaiser, a practicing allergist and clinical professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. In 7...