Food Allergies

Immunotherapy offers a way to reduce the number of reactions due to food allergies. However, many people are unaware of what it is, what it does, and the overall safety of the therapy.

Early exposure to potential allergens has been shown to help with food allergy. An investigation examines how quality of life might affect this exposure.

Though pacifiers are a comforting apparatus for many babies, they often pop out and land on the floor, requiring constant washing. A new report examines if there’s a link between pacifiers and how they’re cleaned after they hit the floor with the risk of food allergy.

With the incidence of food allergies continuing to go up, understanding the diagnostic process and available treatment is important.

An investigation examines which infants might require screening before peanut introduction.

A number of peanut allergy screening tests exist. Which is the best for infants who are high risk?

Emerging evidence reveals that earlier introduction of highly allergenic foods into infants’ diets may actually lead to immune tolerance. Here’s what you should know.

Guidance offers insight on allergy prevention strategies.

A new study suggests that extending early peanut introduction efforts can head off more allergy development.

Expert weighs in on adoption of early feeding guidelines for peanut allergy avoidance.

Oral immunotherapy has been an effective way to treat peanut and egg allergies. Can baked egg therapy improve food allergy outcomes in children who can tolerate baked eggs?

Peanut allergies are a big concern for parents when it comes to infant feeding. How can clinicians help?

Recent study suggests avoidance may not be the best medicine.

A series of new reports backs earlier evidence that exposure to allergenic foods at a young age can help prevent the development of food allergies later on.

For the first time since it was first published in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines will include recommendations for children up to age 2 years and includes information on preventing food allergies.

Children who are allergic to 1 type of nut are often allergic to multiple nuts or seeds, according to a recent report.

A recent study in Australia investigates whether a probiotic could help reduce food allergy development.

The 2017 guideline update represented a paradigm shift in tackling peanut allergies. An investigation takes a look at how well pediatricians have implemented the change.

A retrospective study reveals that children with cow’s milk allergies—and the restrictive diets they must follow—may negatively impact their growth and development in comparison to their peers with other food allergies.

There are a number of ways clinicians can tackle peanut allergies, but allergy screening and early peanut exposure are still up for debate.

Immunotherapy has shown promise in treating peanut allergies. An investigation looks at whether similar results can be found when treating patients for wheat anaphylaxis.

Children who struggle with rare food allergies may have multiple food restrictions, with little understanding as to what really helps.

Life-threatening allergies are difficult to live with, in more ways than one.

Peanut allergies often elicit frightening reactions in children. The new drug Palforzia, just approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), can reduce the risk of a child having that potentially life-threatening reaction.

Bug bites, sunburn, and homesickness are the worst things that parents likely expect to happen to their children when they send them off to summer camp. However, a new study in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice indicates that camp may not be prepared to recognize and treat anaphylaxis caused by food allergies.