Turns out that even peanut allergy can be misdiagnosed. Researchers have developed a new, more sensitive blood test to detect antibodies to the most allergenic part of the peanut. Current tests are designed to pick up peanut proteins from areas not related to allergy - which results in more false positives. ...

Artificial sweeteners are those innocent looking packets that you can pick up in your local coffee shop to sweeten your morning brew, with little or no calories. If you are a diabetic or are watching your weight, you might be choosing to use artificial sweeteners in order to avoid both ...

So, what is the link between autism and diet? A panel from Harvard University says nothing. The panel of 29, chaired by Dr Timothy Buie, says further that food allergies, and other food sensitivities are also not the cause of autism. In addition, the panel concluded that a dairy / ...

The answer is: probably not. While the services likely do what they say they do - which is kill dust mites and eliminate their allergens - experts believe that the dust mites will return to their former levels in a couple of months. Companies that offer this kind of service ...

Research keeps piling up to show that breast feeding is far superior to bottle feeding, from better performance from school age kids (who were breast-fed) to a reduction in allergies over the child's lifetime. But why is it that breast feeding is so good for kids? Melinda Johnson, a spokeswoman ...