KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can come on suddenly and a child’s reaction can be frightening. Quick medical treatment is critical. If your child has known, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current guidelines have not been validated in infants and toddlers. Overlooked symptoms include flushing, ...

In a decade-long study, a ratio of serum acute tryptase to serum baseline tryptase above 1.74 showed superior diagnostic performance compared with the current consensus formula, which requires serum ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Food allergies, especially to peanuts, have been on the rise,” Joshua Yu, MD, internal medicine resident, ...

In children, multiple nut allergies were associated with a higher risk for anaphylaxis, whereas smaller wheal sizes on the prick-to-prick test predicted tolerance development. Aeroallergen ...

Soon people will be able to subdue a severe allergic reaction with a nasal spray instead of an injection. The hormone epinephrine is the go-to therapy for anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening ...

Doctors prescribe EpiPen (epinephrine injection) to treat anaphylaxis from any cause, including food and medication allergies. Use EpiPen as soon as symptoms start or just after exposure to a known ...

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For most children who present to an emergency department with an acute allergic reaction requiring epinephrine, a two-hour observation period is probably ...

Today, ALK announced that children aged 4 and older living with severe allergies across the EU can now access the first and only needle-free adrenaline treatment for anaphylaxis, after the European ...

EU grants marketing approval to ALK’s EURneffy 1 mg, a needle-free adrenaline treatment for young children at risk of anaphylaxis: Denmark Thursday, April 2, 2026, 13:00 Hrs [IS ...

Anaphylaxis affects the airway by swelling or tightening the tongue and throat which can result in a hoarse voice, difficulty ...