More than half of Americans either have, live with someone, or know someone with a food allergy, an intolerance, or a sensitivity, according to a recent online survey. Nuts were the most ...

They aren't caused by your immune system. A food allergy is different. Your body mistakes harmless food as something that could make you sick. When you eat something you're allergic to ...

About 6 million children in the United States live with at least one food allergy, a figure that’s up 70% since 1997. Most of us will encounter a child with a food allergy. A child’s food ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), which oversees disease research, has a total annual budget equivalent to $120 per person, with only $0.19 per person being spent on food allergy research.

1. Seek Medical Care for Diagnosis and Treatment The first step in managing a food allergy is getting the correct diagnosis. Getting a clear and early diagnosis of a food allergy in your child is ...

Pediatr Health. 2009;3(3):217-229. The oral challenge is an integral part of the work up for the diagnosis of food allergy. The test can either confirm or rule out the diagnosis of allergy to the ...

Allergists often use a skin prick test to measure the presence of IgE antibodies, or an allergic response, for the suspect food allergen. Food allergy symptoms are caused by the interaction between a ...

with approximately 6 million children in the United States now affected by at least one food allergy. Even more alarming, this represents a staggering 70% increase since 1997. This isn’t just a ...

The immune system misfire that causes food allergies When a child has a food allergy, their immune system incorrectly identifies certain food proteins as dangerous invaders. This triggers a ...

Try marketing to people with food allergies. That’s one of the big takeaways from a report this week published by tech supplier EveryBite and the nonprofit Food Allergy Research & Education, or FARE.