Specific immune therapy works for many people and it is becoming increasingly popular in Europe. When it is green and the flowers have returned, the allergy season has hit its peak. And the number of people affected is still rising. At least 1 in 5 people in get hayfever, and up to half of the population react at least sometimes to airborne allergens like pollen or house dust mites.

Eight-year-old Sergio is a fragile kid with bad allergies and asthma. Recently, he needed $82 eyedrops to treat a case of conjunctivitis. He was lucky: His single mom, whose income averages between $800 and $1,000 a month, had enough to pay for the medication.

LONDON - German researchers say they have found some of the strongest evidence yet linking traffic pollution to childhood allergies.

Peanut allergies, almost unheard of a generation ago, are surging

How many cupcakes is too many in the classroom? That’s a question Acton school officials are trying to answer as they look at ways to ensure that students are healthy and safe in the classroom. A subcommittee has been established to review the guidelines and policies related to wellness and food allergies in the district’s five elementary schools and to …

Washington, June 14 : Researchers from Germany have found that traffic-related pollution in metropolitan areas is associated with an increased risk for atopic and respiratory diseases in children.

Children who live near busy roads are 50 per cent more likely to develop allergies, a new study shows.

A new study released today shows some of the strongest evidence to date linking childhood allergies to pollution caused by traffic. German researchers discovered the risk of developing asthma, hay fever or oth er allergies is about 50-percent higher for children living near a busy road.

Avid golfer Justin Timberlake’s dream of hitting the U.S. Open course at Torrey Pines, California was ruined by his allergies.

Americans spent $11 billion on doctors’ bills, prescription drugs and other treatments for allergies in 2005, according to government statistics released on Wednesday.