Allergies are an unfortunate part of life. But, while you can suspect you have an allergy to something, you really won’t know for sure unless you get tested. Most doctors recommend that you get tested ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood tests do not require direct contact with the allergen but take longer than SPTs. SPTs often use allergen ...

All skin tests doctors commonly use to check for food allergies can provide false negative results, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded — meaning people with potentially life-threatening ...

Allergies can affect everyone differently, including the symptoms you have and the treatments that work. Mili Shum, MD, an allergist at University of Utah Health, helps patients suffering with asthma ...

If you live with environmental allergies that disrupt your daily life, Curex's immunotherapy treatment may help. Immunotherapy slowly exposes you to small doses of allergens so your body becomes less ...

A food allergy is a serious medical condition where your body's immune system reacts to certain foods like they're invaders. If your child has food allergies, an essential part of keeping them safe is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood tests identify sensitization, not allergies. Hair analysis, electrodermal testing and kinesiology have no ...

If you’ve been told your whole life that you have a penicillin allergy, you’d be forgiven for not giving it a second thought. About one in 10 people in the U.S. report having this condition, making it ...