Myth 11: Higher numbers on a food allergy test indicate more severe allergy. Fact: Food-specific IgE numbers do not indicate severity. Rather, they indicate likelihood of reacting on exposure.

Food allergy symptoms usually occur within two hours after eating, ... are more likely to have a seasonal allergy than girls (17.7%). Children 6-11 years are most likely to have eczema (12.1%), ...

Legislation requiring food labels to identify allergens in easy-to-understand language cleared Congress Tuesday and headed for the president’s signature. Sponsors said the bill would help ...

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on April 14 voted 415-11 to pass the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 (FASTER Act), which will add sesame to the ...

When she couldn't find meals for her kids with allergies, she decided to create a solution. All Clean Food meals are organic, gluten-free, plant-based and free from the top 14 allergens. Loaded ...

Food allergies might exacerbate cardiovascular illness, new research finds The risk could equal or even exceed the risks posed by smoking and diabetes, the study found. By Michael La Corte ...

Sesame allergies often appear alongside other food allergies, like peanut, ... 11, 12” on the list of top allergens, said Dr. Gupta, a senior author of the 2019 study.

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Federal law already requires packaged food to include labels for the nine allergens, which are responsible for 90% of food reactions, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

One in 25 people—roughly 11 million U.S. residents—suffers from food allergies, according to a telephone survey reported earlier this year at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma ...

Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) showed elevated levels of various food allergen–specific antibodies other than immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4), challenging the focus on IgG4 as a solitary ...

In an effort to help the estimated 4 million Californians who suffer food allergies, state legislators are now considering a bill that would require restaurants to identify allergens on their menu ...