SCHILLER PARK, IL – If there's one holiday that alarms the parents of allergic kids, it's Halloween. What will their children get in their loot bag while out showing off their costumes to the neighbors? Will they eat the wrong thing before they get home? Enjoy Life Foods and ...

CONNECTICUT –A grant of $407,000 has been given to a researcher at the University of Connecticut Health Center by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This research is part of a new federal initiative to promote the study of food allergies. Lynn Puddington, an associate professor in the Department ...

NEW YORK – It turns out that children who live in well-treed neighborhoods have less asthma, according to a new study out of Columbia University. Research looking specifically at the link between trees and asthma has been rare. However, increasing asthma rates especially in inner cities and urban environments have led ...

BALTIMORE, MD – When your child is first diagnosed with allergies, most doctors will offer the hopeful remark: "Some kids grow out of allergies." Well, current research indicates that allergies that used to be "transitional", such as milk and egg, are becoming harder to get rid of. A study out ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – According to a new study, hay fever may be better controlled with patient-adjusted dosing. This new research was published in the September issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Hay fever is a form of allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis may occur in a variety of allergies ...