Tag: food challenge

Fish at Market

Fish Allergy? Diagnostic Assay Identifies Which Species You Can Tolerate

The tests can help eliminate unnecessary food challenges and allow patients to eat varieties they otherwise would have avoided.
Dog and Infant

Dog Ownership at Three Months of Age Associated with Protection Against...

Researchers conclude Fido may be a baby's best friend.
Open Wide!

Study: Testing for Food Allergy by 'Brushing' Along the Gum Line

Could submitting to an allergy test in the future be as simple as opening your mouth and being brushed along the gum line?
Blood Vials

New Diagnostic Tool Determines Severity of Peanut Allergies Without Exposure to...

Exciting news that may fundamentally change the way allergists test for the presence and severity of food allergies.
Shrimp on Fork

Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis and Food

FDEIA is especially hard to diagnose because traditional tests will often return negative results.

Study: New Blood Test May Render Food Challenges Obsolete

Food challenge: Low-tech, dangerous, and the only reliable way to test how severely someone may react to an allergen. Until now.