Food Allergy Vs Food Intolerance: What's The Difference?
Management of food allergies requires strict avoidance of the allergen and readiness to treat accidental exposures, often with antihistamines and epinephrine auto-injectors.
Jun 01, 2024, 20:42 PM IST
Study Reveals New Treatment To Treat Food Allergies In Children
The disease affects approximately one in every 2,000 adults, but it is more common in children (1 in every 1,500), where symptoms can be more difficult to diagnose.
Aug 06, 2023, 20:49 PM IST
Study Reveals How To Treat Disease Caused By Food Allergy In Children
The study found that the disease is caused by Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a protein involved in the innate immune response that can cause inflammation if produced in excess.
Jul 31, 2023, 20:40 PM IST
Food Allergy In Infancy Linked To Childhood Asthma: Study
Babies with a food allergy were almost 4 times more likely to develop asthma at 6 years of age, compared to children without a food allergy, the study found. The impact was greatest in kids whose food allergy persisted to age 6 as opposed to those who had outgrown their allergy.
Jul 26, 2023, 10:49 AM IST
Exposure To Pets During Early Infancy Reduce Chances Of Food Allergy: Study
The study reveals that children exposed to indoor dogs and cats, there was a significantly reduced incidence of food allergies.
Mar 31, 2023, 12:31 PM IST
One in three kids with food allergies are bullied: Study
The reported bullying ranged from verbal teasing or criticism to more overt acts such as an allergen being waved in their face.
Oct 07, 2021, 12:58 PM IST
This is why you should never use baby wipes
Are you using baby wipes for your infant? If yes, then stop doing so because a new study has found that baby wipes increase the risk of developing life-threatening food allergies in children.
Apr 09, 2018, 12:15 PM IST
Childhood asthma, food allergy may up anxiety disorder risk
According to parents' responses to a standardised interview, 58 per cent of children screened positive for at least one mental disorder.
Child's anxiety may be linked to food allergy
The findings showed that children with a food allergy had a significantly higher prevalence of childhood anxiety.
Jun 30, 2017, 19:08 PM IST
Diagnostic tests for nut allergy may be 'unreliable', say scientists
At present, the most accurate way to diagnose a possible food allergy is an oral food challenge.
Mar 27, 2017, 23:20 PM IST
Eating eggs, peanuts early reduces risk of food allergies in babies
A new study has found that feeding eggs and peanuts early to children at a young age can reduce the risk of developing food allergy.
Sep 22, 2016, 00:49 AM IST
Probiotics can reverse cow's milk allergies in infants
A probiotic formula when given to infants who developed intolerance to cow's milk has reversed the food allergy by increasing gut bacteria associated with good health, new research shows.
Sep 22, 2015, 18:04 PM IST
