May marks allergy awareness month, with several allergies reaching their seasonal highs, such as oak, elm, and pecan.

What is an allergy, why does it occur and how can it be identified as accurately as possible? Head of the allergology and ...

Allergies affect 30% of adults and 40% of children in the United States. But staying indoors is often not an option, ...

About 8% of children and 10% of adults in the United States have food allergies. Itching is the most common symptom of an allergic reaction to food. It can begin within a few minutes or a few hours of ...

What Is a Peanut Allergy? You have a peanut allergy when your body’s immune system overreacts to peanuts. Normally, your immune system helps protect you from germs and other harmful substances. But if ...

In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered that the active component of a penicillium fungus had the capacity to kill bacteria in a petri dish, and he named it penicillin. In 1945, Fleming, Florey, and ...

I tested the Sans Air Purifier to see if it’d help my horrible seasonal allergy symptoms. Here’s how it went.

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 ...

Pollen season is here in CT, bringing misery to allergy sufferers. ‘Worst season ever,’ many say ...

Cedar, oak, mold and rain are making allergy season worse in Austin this spring.

Not everyone can eat cherries (Prunus avium). While not as common as other food allergies, it’s still possible to be allergic to cherries. If you suspect a cherry allergy in yourself or a loved one, ...