Reuters - Though the childhood bone disease rickets has become rare in many countries, the case of one child underscores the potential risk for kids who are allergic to milk.

AP - Health officials on Friday rejected an attempt by Nestle USA to add labeling language to a line of its infant formulas that would have implied they reduced the risk of some food allergy symptoms.

AP - Health officials on Friday rejected an attempt by Nestle USA to add labeling language to a line of its infant formulas that would have implied they reduced the risk of some food allergy symptoms.

AP - A Canadian coroner confirmed Thursday that a teenager — once believed to have died from a peanut allergy after kissing her boyfriend — died from an asthma attack.

Reuters - Preschool age children who attend day care have a heightened risk of developing respiratory and allergy symptoms, according to results of a study conducted by Swedish researchers.

The scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LIAI) have made a major finding in the majority of the laboratory mice they have tested that may reverse the onset of type 1 diabetes. This study of laboratory mice...

AP - Even if bird flu does arrive on U.S. shores on the wings of a migratory bird, the virus is unlikely to makes the inroads in poultry — or in people — that it has in less developed countries, the nation's top avian influenza expert says.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly a third (31 percent) of allergy patients aren't satisfied with their current prescription allergy medication, and 60 percent said they're very interested in finding a new drug, according to a survey released last week by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A survey shows that 31 percent of allergy sufferers are not satisfied with the medications they are taking. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America finds that 60 percent of those polled are very interested in finding a new drug....

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly a third (31 percent) of allergy patients aren't satisfied with their current prescription allergy medication, and 60 percent said they're very interested in finding a new drug, according to a survey released last week by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).

Reuters - Children with grass pollen allergy are prone to develop asthma. A new study shows that specific grass pollen immunotherapy appears to be a safe and effective treatment for children with seasonal allergic asthma who react to grass pollen, doctors report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Montreal, Canada (AHN) - A coroner in Quebec, Canada says a teen with a peanut allergy did not die last November from kissing her boyfriend, who had eaten peanut-butter earlier that day. Instead, lack of oxygen to her brain was partly responsible...

AP - A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy did not die from kissing her boyfriend following his snack of peanut butter, a Quebec coroner said Friday, countering a report that drew international attention last year.

Reuters - Contrary to what had been expected, new research shows that non-prescription pseudoephedrine controls nasal allergy symptoms just as well as the more expensive prescription drug Singulair, also known by its generic name, montelukast.

Danielle George - All Headline News Staff Reporter Chicago, IL (AHN) - If you suffer from Hay fever symptoms you will be pleased to know that scientists are finding little difference between over-the-counter decongestants and a prescription medication, except for the cost. University of...

AP - Showing ID isn't just for smokes and beer anymore. Starting Sunday, cold and allergy sufferers in Illinois will need identification and they must be willing to sign a log before they can buy a popular decongestant that's also used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine.