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Q: I am a 77- year-old woman who developed swelling of the soft tissues inside my mouth and lips with a loss of taste after quitting smoking.

For years, parents have struggled to keep even trace amounts of peanuts away from their allergic children.

Ever since she was an infant, Reagan Roberts could not tolerate being anywhere near cow's milk.

More than 3 million children in the United States have food allergies -- the most common of which are peanuts, tree nuts , milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network .

Dr. Li is chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine and a board-certified asthma and allergy specialist.

I am not a hovering, overprotective parent. I'm not overreacting. And really, I am not making this stuff up.

Sahar Attia fears someone at Cypress Woods Elementary School may kill her son. The assailant might be a little girl with peanut butter smeared on her shirt.

Mild symptoms of an allergic reaction include skin rash or hives. Some may suffering from nausea, vomiting, or swollen nasal passages.

Published Online: April 1, 2008 - 12:00:00 AM Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, West Palm Beach, Florida.

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich seems to be an essential part of childhood but caregivers have to know that for some children it can be deadly.

Her mother, Jodi, said her then-18-month-old daughter was at day care when she tried it for the first time.

It's true, chronic hives can be a painful condition caused by any number of triggers.

Last year, I wrote a sharepost on the AllergyNetwork.com site about allergic shock, also known as anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock .

We report a case of an 11-year-old boy who experienced an anaphylactic reaction after administration of bacitracin ointment.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Signs of spring are everywhere: trees are in bloom, pollen's covering cars and allergy sufferers are definitely suffering.

A new study found that self-administered shots of epinephrine can combat a life-threatening allergic reaction, but accidental injections are becoming an all too common problem.

Have you ever experienced itchiness or hives in your mouth area after eating raw fruit or vegetables? Do you also have seasonal allergies? People with allergies to birch pollen may have associated allergies to raw apples.

Have you ever experienced itchiness or hives in your mouth area after eating raw fruit or vegetables? Do you also have seasonal allergies? People with allergies to birch pollen may have associated allergies to raw apples.

Americans are more allergic than ever before, with 50 to 60 million of us suffering from some type of allergy condition.

Food allergies affect more than three million children in this country. While it's a condition that's very common in kids, protecting them from reactions can often be very isolating.