Food allergy: a burden carried by more than 17 million Europeans

With more than 17 million of Europeans suffering from allergies1, food allergy is one of the most common allergic diseases.

Early peanut exposure may prevent allergy in high-risk children

A new study suggests eating peanuts regularly before the age of 11 months can protect most babies at high risk of developing peanut allergy.

Spanish scientists modify with pulsed light the protein that causes most allergies to milk

The investigators, who belong to the University of Granada and the Azti-Tecnalia technology centre, have artificially modified a type of lactose protein called beta-lactoglobulinThese are the…

Study identifies levels at which five foods may trigger allergic reactions

Researchers from the UK say they have discovered the levels at which five common food allergens – peanut, hazelnut, celery, fish and shrimp – may cause allergic reactions.

Emergency epinephrine used 38 times in Chicago public schools

The Chicago Public School (CPS) system used emergency epinephrine in 38 cases during the 2012-2013 school year and more than half of these cases were for first-time events.

Peanut allergy: could pulsed light remove allergens from whole peanuts?

A scientist experimenting with pulsed light to inactivate the allergenic proteins in peanuts has come closer to his goal of eliminating 99.9% of peanut allergens in whole peanuts.

In food allergic disease eosinophilic esophagitis, environment plays bigger role than genetics

Researchers have found that environment has a much stronger role than genetics in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a severe, often painful food allergy that renders children unable to eat a wide…

Dry-roasted peanuts more likely trigger for allergy

New study of mice finds dry-roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger allergy than raw peanuts, likely because dry roasting produces chemicals that prime the immune system.

First report of allergic reaction to antibiotic pesticides consumed in food

Streptomycin, an antibiotic that is also used as a pesticide in North America, has been implicated for the first time in a case of anaphylactic reaction.

Scientists uncover why major cow milk allergen is actually allergenic

Cow milk allergy occurs in children and in adults. Scientists at Messerli Research Institute at the Vetmeduni Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna, and the University of Vienna investigated…

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