It took about 20 minutes before the full-blown allergy took charge.” Fortunately, Susanne was not alone. With her ...

Some molds are beneficial, others are dangerous, and some are both. Learn about Penicillium mold, its many helpful abilities ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the global prevalence of reported penicillin allergy is 9.4%, though most ...

Sixty-seven active TB cases and 79 latent TB cases have been reported in 2 Kansas counties since the beginning of 2024.

A recent study conducted by the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) found that mislabeled NSAID ...

Patients are not eligible if they are pregnant, have a history of a type II IV allergic reaction to penicillin, have a recent (within the past five years) report of an immediate reaction to ...

If you've been diagnosed with an environmental Penicillium mold allergy, you might wonder if that means you could have a penicillin allergy or food allergies, too. An environmental mold allergy is ...

There are three types of allergies: ingested allergies, contact allergies, and inhaled allergies. An allergic response occurs when your immune system reacts abnormally to a common substance in the ...

Different medications can treat allergies, including steroids and allergy shots, but one of the first things to try is an antihistamine. These are over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription ...

At our allergy clinic a couple of years ago, we saw a 9-month-old Filipino boy whose skin was completely blanketed with eczema. Pus seeped from raw, open sores where he scratched too much.

Purpose: A penicillin allergy skin-testing service run by pharmacists is described. Summary: A board-certified allergist trained pharmacists at a tertiary care teaching hospital to administer ...

A two-year-old has allergies so severe that her parents have to get her to try new food in hospital car parks in case she goes into anaphylactic shock. Gemma Whatling said she and husband Nick ...