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Health Encyclopedia: Food Allergies

An allergy is an immune reaction to a foreign antigen (often protein) - in this case, to a food item.

Do you start itching whenever you eat peanuts? Does seafood cause your stomach to churn? Symptoms like these cause millions of Americans to suspect that they have a food allergy. But true food allergies affect a small percentage of people. Experts estimate that only 2 percent of adults, and from 2 to 8 percent of children, are truly allergic to certain foods.

Food allergy is different from food in...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Is your hotel room "Pure"?
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...rest (italics from company press materials): * Tea Tree Oil, to further maintain the... Read more »

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Ragweed Allergies Linked to "Itchy Throat" (or Oral Allergy Syndrome)
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...New York, I was an itchy-mouth mess all due to an allergy to ragweed.   What is an... Read more »

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Allergy Research Update: More Evidence for the Asthma-Allergy Link
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

...National Institutes of Health in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reveals that: ... Read more »

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Spring Allergy Capitals - Do You Live in a "Hot" Allergy Location?
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

... The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) recently announced Read more »

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Zagat Allergy Guide Missing Something: Food Allergies!
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that creates the allergy medication Veramyst ,... Read more »

Health Guide

Allergy Immunotherapy
... Allergen immunotherapy is the process by which increasing doses of an allergen (allergy-causing substance) are injected subcutaneously (under the skin) over time as a treatment to prevent Read more »
Dairy Allergies
... Food allergy or hypersensitivity refers to an abnormal immunologic reaction in which the body's immune system produces Read more »
Allergies To Animals In Children
...such people, a combination of treatment and partial avoidance is the best approach. In some cases, the allergy is just too strong, and the pet must be placed in a new home. Allergies to cats... Read more »
Allergies
...innocent foreign substances (allergens) as potentially harmful. The following story illustrates how an allergy can develop: Over a field of ragweed plants floats an invisible cloud of pollen... Read more »
Fish Oils
Fish fits well in a healthy diet since it replaces red meat, which has a heavy load of saturated fat . But fish may go farther than that. A certain type of fat in fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids)... Read more »

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Intradermal allergy test reactions

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