Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All participants showed no false-negative results when tested 2 weeks after anaphylactic reaction to food ...

All skin tests doctors commonly use to check for food allergies can provide false negative results, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded — meaning people with potentially life-threatening ...

Real-time skin monitoring could make oral food challenges (OFCs) safer for young children with peanut allergies by reducing severe reactions, a new study found. Researchers at the University of ...

Allergies can affect everyone differently, including the symptoms you have and the treatments that work. Mili Shum, MD, an allergist at University of Utah Health, helps patients suffering with asthma ...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory skin condition. It’s a common type of eczema that usually starts early in childhood. Around 30% of kids who have AD may test positive for a food allergy at ...

Measuring skin water loss during food allergy tests may help predict anaphylaxis and keep patients safe. The method aims to detect the life threatening reaction before epinephrine injections are ...

A study led by researchers from King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has found that the Basophil Activation Test (BAT) is more accurate than standard allergy tests for ...

Results from some medical tests are easy to interpret. If your throat is swabbed for a streptococcal infection and it comes back positive, you know you have strep throat. At-home pregnancy tests are ...

Patch testing describes a procedure to help identify what ingredients might irritate a person’s skin. Many skin care products contain chemicals that can cause an allergic reaction when a person ...