Once leaves start to fall, many allergy sufferers think they’re in the clear. But damp leaf piles and yard debris can harbor ...

“Virginia’s humidity changes fast,” said Bane. “One day it’s damp and warm, the next it’s crisp and dry. That constant ...

No one method of allergy testing could be recommended over others. Practitioners must evaluate the data within the context of the patient's clinical history and understand the symptoms of clinical ...

The NAPFA score integrates clinical features to streamline pediatric food allergy diagnosis, potentially reducing delays and costs. Food allergies affect 8% of children under 5, with diagnostic delays ...

Researchers have developed a scoring tool that predicts whether a child with a suspected food allergy really has one. The tool, known as the Naples Pediatric Food Allergy (NAPFA) score, incorporates ...

New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.

A US study found peanut allergy diagnoses decreased 43% in the years after guidelines changed to recommend introducing these ...

Peanut allergies among children have dropped significantly over the past decade, and early introduction guidelines are likely ...

Food allergy diagnoses — including for peanut allergies — fell more than 30% after national guidelines began recommending ...