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COVID Vaccines Can Be Safe for People with Prior Allergic Reactions

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The Omicron-driven COVID surge has caused considerable upheaval during this pandemic winter. Despite the availability and efficacy of COVID vaccines, many people with a history of suspected allergies to the first mRNA COVID vaccine dose—reactions such as hives, swelling, shortness of breath and/or low blood pressure—have not gotten their full series. Their fear is understandable. … Read more

New Immunotherapy Study Gives Encouraging News For Children With Peanut Allergy

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Children who are highly allergic to peanuts stand a significant chance to reduce the risk of adverse and potentially life-threatening reactions to the food, new research suggests.   In a clinical trial of young peanut-allergic children aged between one and three years old, the majority of participants who underwent an oral immunotherapy regime saw marked … Read more

We May Finally Have The Basis of a Dog Allergy Vaccine

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Scientists are working hard to make pet-related sneezes and sniffles a distant memory, and there’s promising news from researchers analyzing the potential for a vaccine against dog allergies.   In what’s being described as a first step in developing such a vaccine, a team in Japan has identified certain parts of molecules that may be … Read more

It’s Possible to Accidentally Develop an Allergy to Red Meat. Here’s The Science

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When a 56-year-old farm worker from just outside Kansas City in Missouri, US, began noticing a rash on his waist and arms within hours of chowing down on a hamburger seven years ago, he wasn’t sure what to make of it.   Like so many with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), the path from tick bite to … Read more