MILWAUKEE –While this treatment is still unproven according to the US leading allergy association, allergists are quietly taking up the practice and helping people. Noelle, a 2 year old with multiple allergies, is a patient of Allergy Associates in LaCrosse, WI. Allergy Associates provides sublingual immunotherapy treatment. Before her ...

BALTIMORE – Johns Hopkins Children's Center has released a study which shows a new way to treat milk allergy, using milk! The study looked at ways to increase a child's tolerance to milk allergen. The approach was the same one used with standard immunotherapy: kids were exposed to gradually increasing amounts ...

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is used in Europe and other countries, but is still not being used in the US. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says that there are still unanswered questions on the treatment's effectiveness, use, dosage and safety. Apparently, US research studies have not yet shown ...

PARIS – A popular clothing chain in France has been forced to remove Chinese-made boots and shoes. Etam has also cut all commercial ties with the Chinese supplier and has forbid its other suppliers from using the suspected chemical antagonist. The footwear was treated with an anti-fungal agent called dimethylfumarate, ...

A new compound, CYT003-QbG10, is under study as a replacement for years of allergy shots. If treatment with CYT003-QbG10 is successful, it will be a great improvement over traditional allergy shots for two reasons: a much shorter course of treatment; and an injection that is free from the actual allergen. ...