No - you can't get allergies from swine flu (also known as the H1N1 virus). However, you do have to remember the symptoms of swine flu so you don't confuse it with an allergic-onset cold. You also have to remember your allergies if you seek treatment. Swine flu ...

A study to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on June 6 has found a critical biological pathway that appears to be a key player in the development of food allergies - and will speed up pharmaceutical research into new treatments. Dr Marc E Rothenberg, ...

Spring allergies are now in full swing. That means that millions across North America are welcoming the new season with a sneeze. That also means that over-the-counter (OTC) allergy remedies of all kinds are flying off the shelves. Most people assume that if you can just walk into a store ...

When your mother bugged you to take your vitamins, she could have been protecting you from asthma, a serious and chronic breathing problem. New research now shows that if your diet is low in these two key nutrients, you could increase your chance of an asthma diagnosis. In fact, low ...

MIchaela Dutton lives with one of the most baffling medical conditions known to humans. She has aquagenic urticaria - an allergy to water - which leaves her with burning red welts and pain if she comes in contact with even a single drop of most liquids. The birth of Dutton's ...