A study conducted in Vietnam has added further weight to the view that parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, could help in the prevention and treatment of asthma and other allergies.

Researchers in Germany are reporting an advance toward development of technology that could make life easier for millions of people allergic to plant pollen.

Specific immune therapy works for many people and it is becoming increasingly popular in Europe, according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

Global climate change could multiply the numbers of allergy sufferers in Sweden.

Allergic-like reactions can occur in patients (both children and adults) when given gadolinium containing contrast agents, even if they have been pre-medicated with corticosteroids and antihistamines, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor.

People with a history of allergies and related diseases have nearly a third lower risk of developing a certain brain cancer than those without the condition.

A new study has found that current recommendations about breastfeeding by women with allergies should be reconsidered. The Melbourne University study says exclusive breastfeeding by mothers who have allergies is likely to protect babies from allergies in early childhood.

Breastfeeding exclusively or for a prolonged period does not protect children against developing asthma and allergies, according to the results of a large randomised trial published on www.bmj.com today.

Giving children a diet rich in fish and “fruity vegetables” can reduce asthma and allergies, according to a seven-year study of 460 Spanish children, published in the September issue of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

According to the U.S. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, most severe food allergic reactions come from nuts, primarily peanuts. And because of that researchers are trying to develop an allergy- free peanut.

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Despite hundreds of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year, many of the children may be able to eat peanuts safely, a study by researchers at UNSW and the Sydney Children's Hospital has found.