WSAZ

Blood testing for allergies: What it is and how it works

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The seasons are getting longer, and pollen is blooming later, leaving many of us sneezing and sniffling later in the year. Whether it’s pollen you’re allergic to, insects or ...

O’Ryan Health Launches Direct-to-Parent Pediatric Allergy and Food Sensitivity Testing

Parents can now access laboratory-based IgE and IgG4 testing for children nationwide Our platform provides a structured ...
EurekAlert!

New test improves diagnosis of allergies

Food allergies are a major health problem worldwide. In some countries, up to 10% of the population is affected, mainly young children. Peanut allergy, in particular, is one of the most common ...
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Testing Your Child for Food Allergies: What You Need To Know

A food allergy is a serious medical condition where your body's immune system reacts to certain foods like they're invaders. If your child has food allergies, an essential part of keeping them safe is ...
Healio

Q&A: Oral food challenge alternative may ‘revolutionize’ allergy testing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The next-generation basophil activation test is currently only for use in research. FARE supported the ...
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Top in allergy/asthma: Dupilumab ineffective for peanut desensitization; asthma blood test

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed that only 8.3% of 24 children or adolescents with peanut allergy passed a double-blind ...
WFAA8

Could a blood test change how peanut allergies are diagnosed in kids?

The test, called the Mast Activation Test, is in early stages of testing and won’t be at your doctor’s office any time soon. If its promise delivers, it could be used to help find the peanut allergies ...
Technology Networks

Improving Safety and Accuracy in Food Allergy Diagnosis

Technology Networks spoke with Dr. Jean-Marc Busnel, principal investigator and senior staff research scientist at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, to learn about the BAT and how it is being translated ...
Business Wire

FDA Clears ImmunoCAP™ Blood Tests for Wheat and Sesame Allergy

PORTAGE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the clearance of ImmunoCAP Specific IgE (sIgE) Allergen Components for wheat and sesame* allergies by the U.S. Food & Drug ...
Forbes

Best At-Home Blood Tests: A Guide

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Jeremy Webb died of a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite. How do you avoid ticks and safely remove them?

After a coroner concluded 16-year-old Australian died of a bite-induced meat allergy, we look at how to spot symptoms and preventative measures ...