In the first report of its kind, a peanut-allergic teen died after experiencing a severe allergic reaction during oral sex,… Read more »
Author: Jenifer Goodwin
Food Allergy Kids and Bullying: Clues Parents Will Often Miss
Kids often don’t tell their parents when they’re being bullied about their food allergies. New research finds that how parents… Read more »
How Food Allergies Can Trigger a Serious Picky Eating Disorder
As a child with allergies to milk, egg, soy, peanut, tree nuts and several other foods, Caleb Hahn knew that… Read more »
Some Adults with EoE Allergy Can Just Cut Milk, Instead of 6 Foods
Food elimination diets are a common treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), the form of food allergy where certain foods trigger… Read more »
Epitope Mapping Test Diagnoses Peanut Allergy With Over 90% Accuracy
Updated Oct. 1, 2021 – A blood test called “epitope mapping” accurately predicted peanut allergy 93 percent of the time,… Read more »
First Poop Study: What Does It Mean for Allergy Prevention?
The contents of a baby’s first poop may help predict a child’s likelihood of developing allergies later on, a new… Read more »
Can a Biologic Drug Teach the Body to Forget Peanut Allergy?
A monoclonal antibody halted the production of peanut-specific IgE in peanut-allergic mice and in blood samples from people with peanut… Read more »
NIH Launches Study of Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines
Updated June 28 – Researchers are enrolling participants in a study to determine whether people with severe allergies or a… Read more »
COVID-19 Vaccines: How to Tell an Allergic Reaction from a Side Effect
Updated April 5, 2022: In the U.S., 65.7 percent of adults and kids have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine… Read more »
A Blood Test to Diagnose EoE Triggers? Researchers Make Progress
Researchers have identified a biomarker in the blood that appears to reliably determine when milk is a trigger for eosinophilic… Read more »