According to the Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin, Grazax - a new sublingual immunotherapy for grass allergies - is simply not cost effective. Research shows that the benefits to patients are quite modest, while the cost is quite high. Grazax is on the market England and costs £67.50 (about $100) for ...

A study out of Australia has set an ambitious goal: it's working towards a peanut allergy cure. Associate professor Mimi Tang of Murdoch Children's Research Institute out of Melborne, Australia is working with a number of children with severe peanut allergies. After one year of the study, she already has ...

Seasonal allergies are now in full swing. Trees and flowers are blooming and that means that pollen is in the air. Diet and lifestyle could be the reason behind more allergy sufferers. Professor Jean Emberlin of the University of Worcester says that lack of exercise, lack of sleep and stress ...

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network has been running a series of food allergy conferences across the country. If you haven't been to one yet, here's your chance! FAAN members will be able to register for $100. Non-members will pay $125. Two conferences will take place in May. On May 8th, ...

Asthma rates among children are growing. It's a real concern for parents. In the UK, more than 20 children 14 years and younger die of asthma. Estimates put a child in hospital due to asthma every 19 minutes. What's a parent to do? Apparently, one of the possible solutions is to have ...