Depending on the age of asthmatic children, on their exposure to molds or dampness in their bedroom, and on the severity of their asthma, vitamin C has greater or…

Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin investigating latex allergy in health care workers have demonstrated the most effective public health strategy to prevent allergic…

A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report.

By pooling data from nine…

Good news for families that would love to have a furry dog or cat but hesitate for fear the kids might become allergic: Fido or Kitty might actually be good…

Infection with the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori provides reliable protection against allergy-induced asthma, immunologists from the University of Zurich have demonstrated in an animal model together with allergy specialists from…

One in 12 kids in the United States may have a food allergy, according to new findings based on an online survey.

The study, published June 20th in Pediatrics,…

A new study published in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy reveals that keeping a dog or cat in the home does not increase children’s risk…

People with severe asthma are more likely to have antibodies against the disease-causing bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae than the general population and in some cases antibiotic…

A Sunday night custom of eating peanuts while watching soccer has led to a discovery: What you eat before you give blood may result in a severe allergic reaction in people…

In New York City, the prevalence of asthma among children entering school varies by neighborhood anywhere from 3% to 19%, and children growing up…

When children or adolescents with asthma and their parents become overly anxious about the disorder, it may impair their ability to manage the asthma effectively. A new, effective tool to assess…

Statement of Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program; Susan B. Shurin, M.D., acting director, National Heart, Lung, and…

Spring is here, and with the warmer weather comes discomfort for many allergy and asthma sufferers. But Fred Pescatore, M.D., the acclaimed…

A new study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy reveals that there is no association between a restaurant worker’s knowledge of food allergy and his or her…

It sounds unbelievably simple but it’s true – a written action plan for asthma treatment, attached to the drug prescription, improves asthma control in children. “Acute care visits…

Young adults who were born very premature may have an increased risk of asthma, a report published Monday suggests.

The study, of more than 600,000 Swedish adults born in…

Some 3 million children in the United States have some form of food allergy, ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening. Milk allergy…

Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Principal Investigator of IMPACT DC, a program of pediatric asthma care and research at Children’s National Medical…

A breakthrough by scientists at The University of Nottingham could provide hope for any allergy sufferers who have ever had to choose between their health and their household pet.

The…

People with the digestive disorder known as celiac disease are more likely to develop another disorder involving the immune system: asthma, according to a new study.

Specifically, a group of European researchers…

While nearly four in five people know allergies are serious, only one in five realize that allergists are the doctors who specialize in treating…

Many people with asthma or emphysema could be taking their inhaled medicines incorrectly, researchers say.

When they asked 100 adults hospitalized for asthma or a lung disease like emphysema to…

The more allergies one has, the lower the risk of developing low- and high-grade glioma, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the…

Peanut allergies may be less common than previously believed, according to a new study based on allergy diagnoses in England.

However, the study also found that while the proportion of…

If you think histamines are your nemesis during allergy season, here’s something that might change your perspective. New research published in the Journal of…