food allergies

he specialist: Dr. Hugh Sampson, children's food allergies

(MedPage Today) -- Food allergy in children is more common than previously thought, and often is associated with severe symptoms and multiple foods, a new survey found.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- New recommendations for diagnosis and management of food allergies could reshape practice, according to this exclusive InFocus report from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- "Rush" desensitization for food allergies may be feasible by toning down immune response with the monoclonal antibody omalizumab (Xolair), researchers found in a proof-of-concept study.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Immunotherapy may hold the edge for treating children's food allergies but it isn't ready for prime time yet, as this exclusive InFocus report from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology meeting explains.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Firstborn children may be at greater risk of food allergies and hay fever than subsequent siblings, but higher birth order doesn't affect the risk of asthma, Japanese researchers found.

Comprehensive new guidelines on food allergies are out from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

(MedPage Today) -- Pediatricians can play an important role in helping to manage children's food allergies in schools, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

About three of every 100 people in the U.S. have at least one food allergy, and the presence of a food allergy may raise their risk of asthma, a study shows.