Symptoms of alpha-gal can be mild— diarrhea, cramps and swelling. But more serious symptoms, including anaphylaxis, can also ...

Although 25 of every 100 people in America believe they are allergic to certain foods, the truth is that food allergies are rare occurrences, doctors say. Between 6 million and 7 million people suffer ...

Food allergies affect nearly 6 percent of Americans. Here’s how to know if you have one as well as how to manage it if you do. It's important to know the difference between food allergies and food ...

If the patient’s history of food reaction is mild, the OFC can be conducted at home with proper education and an emergency treatment plan in place. Otherwise, the OFC is conducted in an allergy ...

New evidence suggests that introducing common sources of food allergies in the first year of life is associated with reductions in new cases in children. But prevention is only part of the story.

If you didn't have food allergies as a child, is it possible to develop them as an adult? The short answer is yes. But the reasons why are much more complicated. Preschoolers are about four times more ...

Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello, best known for his award-winning tenure on the Food Network, died while undergoing treatment for "an acute allergic reaction that led to anaphylactic shock." While ...

In TODAY.com's Never Have I Ever series, a registered dietitian explains what to do instead of spending money on these tests.