Heading back to school is an exciting time for most students and parents. But for families of children with food allergies, it can also be a time of anxiety and fear. For students with food allergies, potential dangers lurk throughout the school environment. Risks in the cafeteria are often obvious […]
Tuesday, August 18 2026
Back to School With Food Allergies
Tuesday, August 18 2026. Children and Allergies
Sunday, August 9 2026
Common Childhood Allergies
Sunday, August 9 2026. Children and Allergies
The causes of allergies are not fully understood. Your child can get allergies from coming into contact with allergens. Allergens can be inhaled, eaten, injected (from stings or medicine), or they can come into contact with the skin.
Tuesday, April 28 2026
Why Eczema So Often Begins in Childhood
Tuesday, April 28 2026. Children and Allergies
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Weill Cornell Medicine, and other institutions have uncovered a key biological explanation for why eczema so often starts in childhood. The study, in young mice, found that some types of immune cells in early-life skin are more […]
Friday, January 2 2026
Early Cat Exposure May Increase Children's Risk of Eczema
Friday, January 2 2026. Children and Allergies
Children who are exposed to cats soon after birth may have an increased risk of developing eczema, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Being exposed to two or more dogs at home suggested a slightly protective, but not significant, effect on children's risk of developing eczema, said lead researcher Esmeralda Morales, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonary Fellow at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Monday, August 11 2025
Airborne Mold Spores Increase Kids' Risk for Multiple Allergies
Monday, August 11 2025. Children and Allergies
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers say exposure to a certain group of fungal spores -- abundant in the air that we breathe every day -- can make young children more susceptible to developing multiple allergies later in life. The team found that infants who were exposed to basidiospores and other airborne fungal spores -- specifically penicillium/aspergillus and alternaria -- early in life were more likely to develop allergies to mold, pollen, dust mites, pet dander and certain foods as they grew older.
Thursday, June 12 2025
When to Suspect Your Child Has an Allergy
Thursday, June 12 2025. Children and Allergies
Some allergies are easy to identify by the pattern of symptoms that invariably follows exposure to a particular substance. But others are more subtle, and may masquerade as other conditions.
Wednesday, May 21 2025
Blood Test for Newborns to Detect Allergy Risk
Wednesday, May 21 2025. Children and Allergies
A simple blood test can now predict whether newborn babies are at high risk of developing allergies as they grow older, thanks to research involving the University of Adelaide. Professor Tony Ferrante, an immunologist from SA Pathology and the Children 's Research Centre at the University of Adelaide, says the new marker may be the most significant breakthrough in allergy testing for some decades.
Monday, September 2 2024
Obese Girls More Prone to Allergic Disease
Monday, September 2 2024. Children and Allergies
The effect of gender and obesity in atopic, or allergic, disease in children in an urban environment is relatively understudied. New research being presented at the 2017 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting gives insight into which populations are most at risk of atopic disease and what can be done to prevent it.
Monday, January 29 2024
Children Playing Sports Unprepared for Asthma Attacks
Monday, January 29 2024. Children and Allergies
More than three-fourths of children with asthma were unprepared for an exercise-induced bronchospasm event, or asthma attack, according to scientists. Since exercise can be a trigger for asthma attacks and inhalers are the best treatment, the researchers stressed that it's critical inhalers be available during physical activity.
Friday, January 12 2024
Parents Hesitant About Using an EpiPen
Friday, January 12 2024. Children and Allergies
Despite being well educated about anaphylaxis, parents often fail to appreciate the severity of allergic reactions, according to a study presented presented at the 60th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology(AAAAI).
Friday, June 16 2023
Psycho-Social Factors Influence How Teens Manage Allergies
Friday, June 16 2023. Children and Allergies
A survey of teens/pre-teens with food allergies and their parents indicates that social ramifications have much to do with how young people manage their illness as they approach young adulthood. The report, Parent and Adolescent Perceptions on Food Allergy, was presented by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology.
Wednesday, June 7 2023
Children of Allergy Sufferers at Risk
Wednesday, June 7 2023. Children and Allergies
Infants of parents with allergies have a much higher risk of developing allergies themselves early in life and should be tested early to detect possible respiratory problems. Infants whose parents have allergies, that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives, risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers.
Friday, October 4 2019
E.R. Visits by Children for Anaphylaxis Increasing
Friday, October 4 2019. Children and Allergies
From 2008 to 2016, the overall incidence of emergency department visits for anaphylaxis saw a 2.3-fold increase, with the greatest increase occurring in children under five years of age, according to a recently published article in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice (JACI: In Practice), an official journal of the AAAAI.
