An afternoon session at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting focused on key updates in pediatric anaphylaxis from the past year as seen in published data.

Doctors prescribe EpiPen (epinephrine injection) to treat anaphylaxis from any cause, including food and medication allergies. Use EpiPen as soon as symptoms start or just after exposure to a known ...

New research suggests that giving antihistamine medicine to a child experiencing anaphylaxis—a sudden and severe allergic reaction that can quickly be fatal—usually does more harm than good by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although current guidelines recommend calls to emergency medical services and ED visits in response to ...

Misinformation and outdated protocols contribute to the suboptimal management of anaphylaxis by patients and healthcare professionals, based on data from two new studies presented at the American ...

A new law aimed at protecting allergy sufferers will require all food businesses in England to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged food. The legislation has been dubbed “Natasha’s Law”, ...

Angioedema and anaphylaxis are two different conditions, but they share many of the same triggers and symptoms. Angioedema is swelling in the tissues underneath the skin. It’s marked by sudden changes ...

Share on Pinterest In the case of a severe allergic reaction, study results showed that epinephrine delivered via the nose had a similar influence on heart rate and blood pressure as an injection.

If you have allergies, you might be very familiar with all those annoying — but usually manageable — symptoms, like itchy, sore eyes and a runny nose. In some cases, though, allergies can cause ...

neffy is the first epinephrine product approved for use out of a hospital setting in China for adults and children (>30 kg) living with severe allergic reactions Pediatrix Therapeutics, which has a ...

Severe allergic reactions can be swift and deadly. Two new studies of mice, published August 7 in Science, reveal a key step in this terrifying cascade. What’s more, these findings hint at a drug to ...