Hives News

Pam Pezzin of Freeport was walking in the woods on a winter day back around 1989 when she broke out in hives all over her body, including her stomach, arms, legs and face.

Something as seemingly simple as playing outside in the snow is a big no no for someone suffering from cold induced urticaria or being allergic to the cold.

When I tell a new acquaintance about my son Eden and his multiple and life threatening food allergies, this is one of the first questions I'm asked: "Have you ever had to give him an Epipen?" My answer is: "No. A doctor gave him an injection during his first anaphylactic reaction." And if the person asking is more than a causal acquaintance, ... (more)

A new cartoon with advice on what to do if a child has an anaphylactic shock has been created to coincide with Food Allergy and Intolerance Week .

It's official -- people these days have allergies to everything. The latest example is little 11-year-old Grant Schlager of Austin, Minnesota.

The never-say-die Giants are Super Bowl-bound! We take good news where we can find it these days,... Nicholas Glovich, 13, of Freehold had a severe allergic reaction to what his mother believes were peanuts at school last year.

Grant Schlager sounds like a typical Minnesota kid: He loves to play outside, no matter how cold it gets, and he's pretty excited that a slow-to-start snow season is finally underway.