Everyone has heard of seeing eye dogs and other types of personal assistance dogs: have you heard of an allergen-finding dog? These new dogs to protect people with allergies are called Angel Service Dogs. These dogs are being trained to smell traces of nuts in foods or in an area, so ...

The tendency to allergies has a genetic component. As a result, pregnant women want to know what they can do to help their baby avoid allergies. Turns out that your diet may be more helpful than was previously thought. If you already have an allergic child, it may be helpful ...

Meat allergy has always been considered extremely rare. It turns out that meat could a much more common trigger for anaphylaxis than was previously thought. In fact, a study of 60 people with unexplained severe allergic symptoms shows that meat allergy may be behind these reactions. Meat contains a substance called ...

Leaky gut refers to a condition of the intestines, where there are "leaks" in the intestinal lining that allows substances from the intestines to get into the body. While this may sound like a good thing, it is not: it means we are absorbing things that a healthy gut would ...

GMO foods are plants or animals that have been genetically modified. GMO stands for genetically modified organism. The problem with GMOs is that the hype is not often matched by the actual results. Further, testing the safety of these organisms for the allergic is not being done. After all, the ...