Peanut sublingual immunotherapy is safe and effective at inducing desensitisation and remission in preschoolers, a US study shows. Researchers from the University of North Carolina…
A middle-aged man’s unlucky encounter with honeybees that led to allergic MI — or Kounis syndrome — has prompted a warning to consider the “uncommon”…
Doctors have highlighted a unique case of possible anaphylaxis to two structurally dissimilar NSAIDs in a 45-year-old woman who was exposed to ibuprofen and aspirin, despite…
Immunology and allergy specialists are calling for shellfish skin prick tests to be standardised, with an analysis showing wide variability in the allergen extracts used…
A rare case of complete left lung collapse caused by allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis has prompted doctors in India to warn of the need to consider…
Infants with confirmed food allergy are nearly four times more likely to be diagnosed with asthma by age six than those without allergies, suggest results…
Lactose intolerance is easily managed with OTC lactase supplements, but US doctors have reported a rare case of intolerance to the supplement itself in a…
Parents, carers and childcare settings are much more aware of food allergies than they once were. Precautions are taken, and emergency plans can be developed…
Wearing an N95 mask for hours is never fun. But spare a thought for this Australian nurse whose respirator triggered an anaphylactic response. × Welcome…
Giving patients who think they have a penicillin allergy a small dose of the antibiotic was as effective – but much cheaper – than skin…
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