A new study by clinical researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital offers insight on the primary triggers and management of childhood anaphylaxis. This severe, ...

Due to this uncertainty, patients at risk for anaphylaxis are urged to carry self-administered epinephrine to be able to treat any future reactions. Patients with allergies to medications typically do ...

Many kinds of allergic reactions are more annoying than harmful. Not anaphylaxis (pronounced an-uh-fil-LAX-is). If not addressed promptly, it can cause a potentially fatal condition called ...

Allergen disclosure legislation accurately covers the main triggers of anaphylaxis in different countries, according to a systematic review of food anaphylaxis studies. This "first global snapshot" of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Peanuts, shellfish and tree nuts were the most common food triggers in anaphylaxis. The combination of nuts used ...

“We believe more research is required to examine the long-term effects of this therapy, including efficacy, safety and patient outcomes. These are the main reasons we focused on longer-term ...

Various triggers can cause anaphylaxis during peanut oral immunotherapy (POIT), but they're preventable, a small retrospective study suggests. "Anaphylaxis episodes during POIT can occur both during ...

Invasive ants whose sting can cause fatal allergic reactions in humans are surging across the U.S. Southeast and beyond — and experts are growing increasingly alarmed. "We are now considering it a ...

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An anesthesia allergy occurs when a person experiences an allergic reaction if they receive certain anesthetic medications. Sometimes, these reactions can be severe. Anesthesia is a group of ...

Key Takeaways Anaphylaxis is rare but serious — It’s a severe allergic reaction that can happen suddenly and progress quickly Triggers vary and can include foods, medications, insect stings and latex ...