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If you think you have a food allergy and have not been formally tested, this study, albeit observational, suggests you should do so.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 8, 2019 Source: Half of adults who think they have food allergies actually don’t: study Reference: Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults
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Many hypotheses for increasing food allergy prevalence
Health Headlines Commentary for October 27, 2017 Source: More adults and kids developing food allergies, research finds Reference: Research presented this week at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting It has yet to be published.
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Blood allergy testing overrestricts children's diets
Original broadcast date: May 31, 2009 How sensitive and specific are blood tests for food allergies? Are children’s diets being overly restricted on the basis of these tests? A study abstract published in the February 2009 edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology sought to answer these questions. Dr. David Fleischer, M.D., Division…
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Neutralizing allergens before they enter the body
Researchers at Manchester’s Faculty of Life Sciences, in conjunction with St George’s, University of London, are developing drugs designed to stop allergens from entering the body, which will render them harmless and stop the suffering. The head of the research team is Professor David Garrod and he says the research takes a completely new approach…