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Jul 13, 2015

Children with Severe Allergies Susceptible to Rebound Reactions

It's fairly common for children who have a severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis to be in danger of having a second, delayed allergic reaction within hours of the first one, a new study suggests. Researchers in Canada found that about 15 percent of children who came to the emergency...

Sep 25, 2015

Unusual Allergy: Girl Reacts to Food Only After Exercise

A teenage girl in Canada had an unusual food allergy that showed up only after she exercised, according to a new report of her case. The 17-year-old's allergy first appeared when she had a small snack — a few rice crackers and hummus — right before she worked out on...

Nov 6, 2015

Most Allergy Sufferers Not Getting Relief from Over-the-Counter Meds

Many hay fever sufferers are turning to over-the-counter allergy medications to relieve their symptoms, but they may not be happy with the results they are getting from these medicines, a new study reveals. By comparison, fewer people treat their seasonal allergies with prescription medications, the researchers found. However, these patients...

Dec 3, 2015

Wi-Fi 'Allergies': Is Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Real?

For some time now, people with unexplained and recurring headaches, dizziness and skin irritation have been blaming their often severe discomfort on sensitivity to electromagnetic field sources, a condition sometimes called electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a recent case, the family of a 15-year-old...

Mar 9, 2016

Kids Are Eating Nuts, Despite Rise in Allergies

About one-third of U.S. children and teens eat nuts on any given day, mostly in the form of seeds and nut butters, according to a new government report. The report, which is based on a national survey, found that 32 percent of children ages 2 to 19 ate nuts on...

Mar 25, 2016

Season of Birth Genetically Linked to Allergy Risk

People born in the fall and winter seem to have an increased risk of certain allergic diseases such as asthma, studies have shown, and now scientists may have found one reason why. In a new study of people in England, researchers found that certain markers on the DNA are linked...

Jul 10, 2016

Thumb-Sucking, Nail Biting Kids May Have Lower Allergy Risk

Young children who suck their thumbs or bite their nails may be less likely to develop allergies later in childhood, according to a new study that spanned three decades. Although the results do not suggest that kids should take up these habits, they do suggest that the habits may help...

Aug 24, 2016

How Do EpiPens Work?

The price of EpiPens has increased more than 400 percent since 2007. People who need to keep them on hand — often because they may need the emergency drug in case they have a life-threatening allergic reaction — brought the price increase to light, and eventually it reached Congress: In...

Sep 20, 2016

Feeding Kids Peanuts & Eggs Early May Lower Allergy Risk

Having kids eat eggs and peanuts early in life may reduce their risk of developing allergies to these foods later, a new analysis suggests. Researchers analyzed information from nearly 150 previous studies involving more than 200,000 children. These studies looked at exactly when certain foods were introduced to children during...

Oct 27, 2016

7 Strategies for Outdoor Lovers with Seasonal Allergies

Allergy fighting tips (Image credit: Allergies photo via Shutterstock)Do you love the great outdoors, but don't feel so great out there during allergy season? To help prevent their symptoms from acting up, gardeners, adventurers and outdoor exercisers with seasonal allergies may benefit from planning ahead before engaging in their favorite...

Jan 5, 2017

When Should Kids Start Eating Peanuts? New Guidelines Explain

Parents who are wondering when exactly they should start feeding peanut-containing foods to their infants to reduce the children's risk of peanut allergies can now turn to new guidelines. The guidelines, which are sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), outline when and how parents should...

Mar 10, 2017

How to Cope with Allergies & Asthma in 2017

In 2017, Live Science is bringing our readers a monthly series on personal health goals, with tips and tricks we've gathered from the many health experts we've interviewed. Each month, we'll focus on a different goal, and the goal for April is coping with allergies. Follow us on Facebook and...

Mar 27, 2017

Can People Allergic to Nuts Still Eat Some Types?

People who are allergic to one type of tree nut, such as cashews, may not be allergic to all other kinds of tree nuts, though they are often told to avoid those nuts, a new study finds. The study's authors suggest that people who have developed allergic symptoms in the...

Apr 17, 2017

Many Parents Stumble Over Giving Kids Allergy Medicine

When it comes to giving allergy medicine to kids, many parents are doing things that could potentially cause problems, a new poll finds. Parents who were polled said they had trouble figuring out the right dose of allergy medications to give to their children, and some said they used adult...

Jul 14, 2017

Half of Kids Don't Get Epinephrine Until They Get to the ER

When a person has a severe allergic reaction, an injection of epinephrine can be lifesaving, and the sooner, the better. But a new study finds that less than 40 percent of kids who had this type of allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, received an injection of epinephrine before they got to...