For decades, medical experts had recommended waiting until children were 3 years old to introduce peanuts. But that started ...

Changing advice on when to introduce young children to peanuts helped tens of thousands of kids avoid the allergy, a ...

Peanuts represent one of the most common causes of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated, or anaphylactic, food allergies in ...

Dear Amy: I currently am wrestling with several serious food allergies. Lab bloodwork has just revealed an autoimmune disorder. I am scheduled to see a rheumatologist in two months. My body is thrown ...

Peanut allergy rates in young children plummeted since guidelines were introduced that advised parents to feed the common ...

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 ...

Cole Copeland was 2 years old when he finally had the chance to try his brother’s favorite meal: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Diagnosed with allergies to multiple foods – including peanuts, ...

Sweet summertime is a season to gather with friends and family for a BBQ or potluck, but for some people with dietary restrictions, coming together for a meal can be a point of anxiety and stress.

An existing asthma treatment shows promise for reducing food allergies in children and is one step closer to approval, which could come by the end of March. Early data from a federally funded clinical ...

If and when my youngest daughter starts a heavy metal band, she already has the name: Death Nutz. She came up with this one day when, shortly after being diagnosed ...