Allergy news, features and articles

Can you blame dozing at work on allergies?

Self-diagnosing a food allergy can lead to mistaken conclusions.

Sometimes, you just really want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. And, as long as you're not allergic to the ingredients, that's totally fine. At least, that's what one woman thought.

An "acupuncture" session using live bees had a lethal ending.

For one toddler in Minnesota, contact with plain old H2O can be dangerous.

Some people who experience seemingly mysterious allergic reactions may have a rare type of allergy to red meat, a new study finds.

When a person has a severe allergic reaction, an injection of epinephrine is absolutely essential, and the sooner, the better.

When it comes to giving allergy medicine to kids, many parents are doing things that could potentially cause problems, a new poll finds.

Some nuts may be OK for those with allergies, a new study says.

For some people, the arrival of spring brings symptoms of seasonal allergies — sneezing, wheezing, watery eyes and a running nose — which can make this a miserable time of year.