Cayenne, also called capsicum, is a type of chili pepper that is pungent, spicy, and known for its red color. Many people use cayenne pepper as a spice in the meals they make. But how spicy the ...

Understanding how food allergies function is essential for proper diagnosis and food allergy treatment. Unlike food intolerance, food allergies involve immune system responses that can be immediate or ...

You may have noticed that your skin develops a sudden rash after eating peanut butter or a fussy tummy after consuming a bowl of kheer. The possible reason behind this may be a food allergy, as per a ...

An allergy involves a mild to life threatening immune response to an external substance. A sensitivity, on the other hand, is typically a milder reaction associated with difficulty digesting food. An ...

Food allergies occur often in childhood and can be severe or even fatal. Researchers at National Jewish Health are working to develop a program to prevent food allergies and have now identified early ...

Prevention and emergency preparedness are the two pillars of managing food allergies. Here’s how to put them in place for your child’s safety. When your child has food allergies, sending them to ...

Allergies can develop at any time, and even foods that seem harmless, like chicken, can cause allergic reactions in some people. If you notice specific symptoms every time you eat chicken, it could be ...

Researchers have developed a scoring tool that predicts whether a child with a suspected food allergy really has one. The tool, known as the Naples Pediatric Food Allergy (NAPFA) score, incorporates ...

Mary Grace Baker, MD, allergist and pediatrician at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, describes the challenge of preventing food allergies in the first year of life as a ...