A mosquito bite may seem like a minor summer irritation, but it reflects a complex interaction taking place in the immune system.
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Between 2.3% and 5% of all cases of anaphylaxis globally are triggered by exercise.
If you’re bitten by a tick and eat meat, you may not get any symptoms for hours. Here’s what to look out for.
Poison ivy and bees stings are among the most common outdoor menaces for people enjoying the outdoors.
Studies have linked ticks on 6 continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.
Some studies indicate children with pets may be less likely to have allergies. But the evidence can be tricky to interpret.
There can be a range of reasons for a persistent cough. But most chronic coughs are caused by three conditions.
An allergic reaction happens when your immune system overreacts to something that should be harmless. Whether that happens can be thanks to your genes, your environment or a combination.
No, you’re not imagining it. Some people really do develop hay fever as an adult. Here are three key reasons why.
Here’s how the symptoms differ – and what to do about them.
Oral antihistamines are not the best treatment to control hay fever – you’re better off with steroid nose sprays.
You’ve heard of cow’s milk and peanut allergies. But what about tick-meat or fruit-pollen allergies?
Vegan foods are considered by most consumers to have no ingredients of animal origin, but they may actually contain milk proteins.
If you wheeze or your skin flushes when you drink alcohol, read on.
Not all sunscreens work the same way and some might irritate people with sensitive skin.
Around 90% of people who have been incorrectly told by their doctor that they are allergic to penicillin.
You can’t test for this little-known food allergy that usually affects infants – and the symptoms can be very worrying.
When eczema is very active, the skin literally bubbles with fluid and can begin to weep. Bacteria love to colonise and infect this type of eczema.
Many people think they’re allergic to cat hair, but that’s not entirely the case.
Hives are an allergic reaction and can sometimes be a sign of a more serious immune response.
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Respiratory Allergy Stream member, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Associate Professor, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Paediatric Allergist and Gastroenterologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Healthy Mothers, Babies and Children's Theme; South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute; Affiliate Lecturer, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide University
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Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Child Health, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, Stanford University
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Professor of Asthma, Allergy & Respiratory Science, King's College London
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Former Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London
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Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham
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Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
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