Articles Tagged with ''Allergies''

Playing in the sunshine reduces the risk of children developing eczema and food allergies, researchers claim.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children with food allergies jumped 18% between 1997-2007, and researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago found 8% of U.S. children under the age of 18 have at least one food allergy.

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found a possible link between norovirus, a virus that causes "stomach flu" in humans, and food allergies.

Firstborn children may be more likely to suffer from certain types of allergies, a new study finds.