Can Simply Smelling Peanuts Cause an Allergic Reaction?
A UNC allergist addresses the risk of airborne peanut allergies.
Category: Allergies
Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?
If you feel ill whenever you eat a certain food, several things could be happening.
What You Need to Know About Allergy Testing
No, it doesn’t usually hurt—and it might give you information that could change your life for the better.
Esophageal Condition on the Rise, May Be Connected to Food Allergies
Patients with trouble swallowing may have eosinophilic esophagitis, which can be treated at UNC Health Care.
New Treatment Options for People with Food Allergies
Immunotherapy may hold the key to helping patients.
Red Meat Making Your Patient Sick? This Could Be Why
Allergies, Epidemiology, Food Allergies, Immunology, Physicians
Had Enough of Your Seasonal Allergies? Maybe You Need a New Medication
You have many choices for over-the-counter allergy drugs. Here’s how to choose.
What Are Allergies and Why Do They Make You Feel So Bad?
Find out the science behind the sneezing, itching misery of seasonal allergies.
Taking the sting out of insect-sting allergies
Insect stings cause 40 to as many as 100 deaths nationwide each year. A review of current scientific literature related to specific insect-sting hypersensitivity points to epinephrine auto-injectors and immunotherapy as lifesavers in people with a previous sting-induced systemic allergic reaction.