Q: I’ve been told I may need to have an allergy skin test to determine what I’m allergic to. Are these safe? A: During allergy skin testing, your skin is exposed to suspected allergy-causing ...

A nasal allergy test showed strong diagnostic performance, with sensitivity exceeding 75% and specificity approaching 90% for detecting allergens sensitized in patients with allergic rhinitis.

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DOMedically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to a specific substance called an allergen, or trigger. Your ...

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 ...

Sesame was successfully reintroduced into the diet in nearly three quarters of patients, and skin prick testing emerged as a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA recalled lots of peanut allergen extracts after higher rates of false-negative tests. One lot had a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — The incidence of allergy to chia seed obtained from Salvia hispanica seems to be increasing, with ...

A real-world study from UVA Health Children's Hospital has shown that early peanut oral immunotherapy (epOIT) is safe and effective in desensitizing young children to peanuts. 27 children completed ...

Spring is in the air! It’s the perfect time to get to the root of your dog’s allergies and environmental sensitivities with the best dog allergy test of 2025. Super easy and insightful. This was a ...

She was but a prick away from death. Ploy Ling, 23, thought she was going to die after she had a severe allergic reaction to an allergy test. “I had a moment where I thought I was going to die because ...