The main symptoms of a shellfish allergy vary, but they can include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain, and swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Sneezing and sniffling are just a few of the hallmarks of allergy season, and if you’re an allergy sufferer, you know that spring allergy symptoms can leave you miserable when pollen counts start to ...

Allergy symptoms in children can range from mildly inconvenient to potentially life threatening. There are treatment options available both over the counter and through a prescription. Factors like ...

Doctors add that another substance can cause dangerous interactions with allergy medications, even if you take it several ...

For most of my career, the basic teaching around IgE-mediated food allergy has been fairly straightforward: a patient eats a food, symptoms develop within minutes, and we work backward to identify the ...

A chickpea (garbanzo bean) allergy is an allergic reaction to eating or, in some cases, touching chickpeas, a type of legume. Like all types of food allergies, this is an immune response in which your ...

First developed by English physician Charles Blackley in 1872, the concept of allergy testing has been around for longer than many might think. However, since Blackley’s experiments, food allergy ...

“Caffeine helps with sleepiness, as we all know, but it can also help with congestion,” says Dr. Parikh. Seasonal allergies can cause congestion and inflammation in the nasal passages and airways, ...

The kiwifruit, also called Chinese gooseberry, is a healthy and colorful addition to your daily diet. That is, unless you’re allergic to kiwi. For over 30 years, kiwifruit has been known to cause an ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Réven Smalls Widener is a former behavioral health professional with 3 years of experience educating and supporting patients dealing with chronic pain. As an intern then a psychometrist and counseling ...

Running out of tissues faster than usual? Eyes feeling itchier lately? Or maybe you've noticed extra sinus pressure building (and not just because of the changing temp). You're not alone. Allergy ...