Medicare Part B may cover some types of allergy tests if a person meets certain criteria. Allergy testing falls under the “clinical diagnostic laboratory tests” category for Medicare. To qualify for ...

Allergies can affect everyone differently, including the symptoms you have and the treatments that work. Mili Shum, MD, an allergist at University of Utah Health, helps patients suffering with asthma ...

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic, is aiding the development of an ...

An estimated 4 percent of Americans have food allergies, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded that allergies are a growing public health concern. But diagnosing allergies ...

Researchers are developing a blood test for peanut allergies that could eliminate the need for the sometimes risky and expensive oral food challenge. Share on Pinterest A new blood test could make ...

In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered that the active component of a penicillium fungus had the capacity to kill bacteria in a petri dish, and he named it penicillin. In 1945, Fleming, Florey, and ...

As a toddler, Colton McClure never wanted to eat peanut butter. "He would always push it away," said his mom, Cheri McClure. Then when he was a preschooler, Colton ate one Reese's peanut butter cup ...

Summertime can bring a host of triggers for those with allergies and asthma. People often focus on spring and fall allergies, ...