Food allergies don't have a season. However, we're accustomed to thinking that most environmental allergies take a break for the winter. Unfortunately, that's not true. Winter weather drives most of us to spend more time indoors. This means that allergies to dust mites and pet dander can actually cause us ...

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 ...

Here's an allergy that's hard to explain: Darren Young is allergic to his wife. If he touches his wife when she is wearing cosmetics, creams or lotions, he breaks out in blotches and has a reaction that sends his heart rate crazy. Technically, Young is not actually allergic to his ...

Thanksgiving is just a month away - which means it is time to start planning so that you don't get caught by allergies, whether you are a guest or a host! Let's consider one typical Thanksgiving meal: turkey; stuffing; potatoes; a nice green veggie like beans or broccoli; gravy; wine or ...