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Researchers say fewer children developed peanut allergies after guidelines were put into place calling for introducing peanut products to young children. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP For years, parents were told not to expose their babies to peanuts, to prevent a potentially dangerous allergy. But 10 years ago, a landmark study found the opposite to be true, …

People with allergies can suffer long after the offending organism has been removed. Researchers, however, are now envisioning a future with portable devices that can clear a room of airborne allergens using ultraviolet (UV) light. In new research published in the journal ACS ES&T Air, researchers have found a way to change the structure of allergy-causing airborne proteins with UV light. …

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Blueberries on the shrub – SWNS Feeding blueberries to babies may reduce allergy symptoms and improve their gut health, according to new research. The ground-breaking clinical trial shows consuming the fruit early in life can improve immunity and support long-term health. Feeding blueberries to babies as one of their first solid foods may help strengthen their immune systems, reduce allergy …

One emerging hypothesis explaining food allergies is that food particles first get into the body through a disrupted skin barrier, and the immune system in turn tags food proteins as an invader—something to be fought. Cavan Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cavan Images/Getty Images Food allergies have risen in the United States over the last few decades. Research suggests …

A small tick bite can be all it takes for a person to contract an allergy that makes it nearly impossible to consume red meats. Doctors in the Twin Lakes area and around the state are seeing an increase in patients reporting the condition. The condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, has doubled in Arkansas over the last twenty years and …

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Blue Bell Ice Cream has voluntarily recalled some of its half-gallon cartons due to undeclared nuts, as the products impacted have a labeling error.  The recall of Blue Bell’s “limited quantity of Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream half gallon packaged in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough carton produced in its Brenham, Texas, plant because of …

When it comes to treating an allergic reaction to food with Benadryl, this doctor says, “It’s time to move on.” A consumer OTC medicine group notes that products containing diphenhydramine “are not intended for long-term use.” A consumer OTC medicine group notes that products containing diphenhydramine “are not intended for long-term use.” (CNN) — Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees …

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Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of the allergy medication diphenhydramine in her clinic every day. “If someone has an allergic reaction to a food, people will say, ‘Don’t worry, I have diphenhydramine in my purse,’ and I would say, ‘Really, epinephrine is the first-line treatment for food allergies,’” said Wolfson, an allergist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Diphenhydramine …