New research indicates that reducing childhood obesity may help to prevent allergies. The study results are available in the May issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The research shows that obese children and adolescents are at significant increased risk of allergy - especially food allergy. The study was ...

It's been a couple of weeks since I did a posting. It's amazing how our health can affect everything in our lives. I've been wrestling with some nasty symptoms that are not specifically allergy related. In fact, I've got yet another set of dietary restrictions: oxalates. If you ...

Research out of the Netherlands shows that babies delivered by c-section are much more likely to develop asthma and allergies than children who are delivered vaginally. The study was done by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven, Holland. The Dutch researchers did a comparison of ...

Cobalis is claiming a revolutionary new approach to allergies: stop them before they get started. The product is called PreHistin, and it's a new allergy relief treatment. Cobalis tested PreHistin in clinical trials: use of the treatment was shown to both reduce and regulate IgE levels and their resulting histamine ...

Robyn O'Brien is the author of "The Unhealthy Truth", and a contributor to a recent book called "Healthy Child Healthy World". She is also the mother of a seriously egg-allergic child. In fact, her daughter's anaphylaxis changed her whole world on one memorable day, after feeding little Tory scrambled eggs. After ...