SAN ANTONIO — Food allergies can be life-threatening. And children are much more vulnerable because they often don't explain how they are feeling, or don't recognize the signs of an allergic reaction.

Mary Grace Baker, MD, allergist and pediatrician at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, describes the challenge of preventing food allergies in the first year of life as a ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in ...

Households that struggle to pay for items like egg substitute and soy milk can find them at the health system's Buerger Center. And a delivery program is in the works.

In the late 1990s, scientists and physicians increasingly reported a little-known health threat: peanut allergies. Estimates from the time suggest that only 0.4% of children had a peanut allergy. But ...

A new study strengthens the link between tick bites and reactions to red meat. May 28, 2013— -- A tiny tick might be to blame for a rash of red meat allergies across the United States, ...

CHICAGO -- Pediatricians' use of "easy-to-implement tools" such as training videos, health record prompts and informational handouts to adhere to updated allergy-prevention guidelines could translate ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Halloween is less than 24 hours away and as you grab bags of candy to pass out to trick-or-treaters, you may also want to get some non-food items. Allergists say 1 in 13 kids ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Medical advice about peanut allergies in children has dramatically shifted over the past decade, with doctors now recommending early introduction rather than avoidance. A ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in ...