An alert dispatcher and a quick-acting sheriff's deputy are being credited with helping save the life of a 911 caller who was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Peanuts, shellfish and tree nuts were the most common food triggers in anaphylaxis. The combination of nuts used ...

Neffy nasal spray shows comparable efficacy to IM epinephrine for type I allergic reactions, with 92.3% symptom resolution after 1 dose.

The microbes that live in our mouth and gut may influence whether an allergic reaction to peanuts is mild or life-threatening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish were the most common triggers. 21.3% of patients had no prior history of ...

Doctors prescribe EpiPen (epinephrine injection) to treat anaphylaxis from any cause, including food and medication allergies. Use EpiPen as soon as symptoms start or just after exposure to a known ...

A man with a life-threatening milk allergy has sued McDonald’s alleging that a slice of American cheese on his Big Mac caused him to have a severe allergic reaction. Charles Olsen placed an order for ...

A study of more than 700,000 CT scans with iodinated contrast found an overall anaphylaxis incidence of 0.02%. Of these cases, 10% required three or more doses of epinephrine or initiation of IV ...

EpiPen is a first-line, emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions. Benadryl is used for milder allergic reactions. The decision of when to use one or the other depends on the specific symptoms ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning regarding the risk of anaphylaxis, a rare but severe allergic reaction associated with glatiramer acetate, a medication used to treat ...