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Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency that requires immediate attention. Learn what to do if you develop anaphylaxis and how you can help prevent this potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

If you’ve reached adulthood without reacting to peanuts, shellfish, or other foods, you don’t have to worry about food allergies, right? Maybe not, says the research. Here’s what you need to know about adult-onset food allergies.

Eczema is a common skin condition that can be hard to ignore, especially when you’re a child. Discover what you can do to help your kids deal with eczema and the itchy, flaky, irritating rash it causes.

Do you wish you could just skip spring and its high pollen counts that make your eyes water and your nose drain? And what about all that sneezing? Learn how to manage springtime allergies before the wildflowers bloom and the grass grows.

Can a series of injections actually cure your allergies? Not really. But they can make you feel like you don’t have allergies by retraining your immune system. And that may be the next best thing to a cure. Find out more about immunotherapy.

It is expected that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve a new drug that treats peanut allergies in children in January. The drug, developed by a California-based startup called Aimmune Therapeutics, is Palforzia...