Sneezing after certain meals, itchy skin after a shower, or a blocked nose that never fully clears. Many people live with these signs for years without knowing the cause. Allergies are the immune ...

Mild strawberry allergies can cause hives, itchy skin, and nasal congestion. Symptoms of anaphylaxis from a severe allergy may include swelling of the throat, difficulty breathing, and low blood ...

Prevention and emergency preparedness are the two pillars of managing food allergies. Here’s how to put them in place for your child’s safety. When your child has food allergies, sending them to ...

An allergy involves a mild to life threatening immune response to an external substance. A sensitivity, on the other hand, is typically a milder reaction associated with difficulty digesting food. An ...

Food allergies occur often in childhood and can be severe or even fatal. Researchers at National Jewish Health are working to develop a program to prevent food allergies and have now identified early ...

Beyond obvious scratching and itching, food allergies may appear as licking, chewing or biting at the skin, including a ...

Mary Grace Baker, MD, allergist and pediatrician at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, describes the challenge of preventing food allergies in the first year of life as a ...