Food allergy sufferers have a new weapon in their fight against severe symptoms. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the injectable Xolair (omalizumab) the green light for use in ...

Laura Pleasants doesn’t leave her house without at least six EpiPens — autoinjectors about the size and shape of a whiteboard marker that contain medication that can calm a body’s allergic reaction.

For people with multiple food allergies, new research suggests that a drug already approved for asthma and chronic hives may protect against severe reactions to peanuts, eggs, milk and other foods. In ...

A string of FDA approvals and late-stage clinical trials has expanded the toolkit for treating seasonal and environmental allergies, giving patients new ways to manage symptoms and, in some cases, ...

The FDA approved the drug Xolair earlier this month, making it the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions after accidental exposures. A new study published in the New England Journal ...

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NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) --A drug approved to treat allergic asthma and chronic hives can limit children's dangerous allergic responses to small amounts of allergy-triggering foods, a new study says.

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WASHINGTON - A new food allergy drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, potentially lessening the severity of reactions to foods like peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, and cashews.