Cleaning bedding regularly can help reduce allergens in the home. “The prevalence of allergies and asthma has increased during the past decades,” observes Paula Henao, M.D., assistant professor of ...

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Have you ever tried holding plank position with a runny nose? Seriously, it's the worst. And that's just one of the many reasons why allergy season is straight-up painful. Even if you hibernate on ...

Allergens can make your life miserable—and they can basically hide in plain sight. Few things are more frustrating than suspecting you have an allergy, but being unable to ID the source. Sure, if ...

Allergies can be minor or life-threatening, and current diagnostic blood tests are not always adequate for determining which ...

Voyksner—who is the research director of LCMS Ltd., a private research company in Durham, N.C.—decided to analyze the foods herself. When she did, she indeed found gluten. The levels were below the ...

California will require some chain restaurants to list “Big 9” allergens on menus starting in July. Here's what diners should know.

Cats, dust mites, mold, trees; for people with allergies, even a brief whiff of the airborne allergens these organisms produce can lead to swollen eyes, itchy skin and impaired breathing. Such ...

Despite federal legislation passed 15 years ago, food labels don’t always alert consumers to allergens that may be present in packaged goods. By Eric Athas When you’re shopping for someone who has a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about food tech and science. A new study from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) reveals that 85 million Americans ...

“Are plants trying to kill us?” allergy sufferers often ask Deborah Devis. A plant molecular geneticist at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus in Australia, Devis should know the answer better ...