Allergy News
Today’s Allergy Alerts and News
- FAIRFAX, Va.----The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network is thrilled to honor more than a dozen individuals and institutions that have shown an admirable commitment to food allergy safety, awareness, and education, through its 14th Annual Mariel C. - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. - Sanofi-aventis U.S. today announced the launch of the Clean Sweep campaign to help guide spring cleaning for the estimated 60 million Americans who are affected by nasal allergies. This campaign helps them locate lurking allergens in their homes and improve their allergy management routine. - Today -- 7.6/High-Medium with predominant pollen of maple and cedar/juniper. Friday -- 6.5/Medium. - Families with food-allergic children face a life of constant vigilance and the looming fear of life-threatening allergic reactions. This fear can have a huge impact on an entire family's life, from heightened anxiety to severe limits on their daily activities. Some families cope well with this situation, while others find it extremely stressful and difficult to manage... - CHILDHOOD allergy rates have hit epidemic proportions in Australia, prompting health experts to broaden their efforts to combat the mysterious condition. - More and more research is showing that sublingual drops couldbe a common alternative to allergy shots. - Studies are ongoing in the US for a home administered treatment which may reduce allergy symptoms. Doctor Bill Howland, with the Allergy and Asthma Center of Austin, spoke with KVUE’s Melissa Gale. - As winter starts to wind down and spring's gearing up many of us may be sneezing, coughing and doctors say while you may think it's a cold, you may be showing signs of allergies. - Childhood allergy rates have hit 'epidemic proportions' in Australia, prompting health experts to broaden their efforts to combat the mysterious condition.