For those with severe food allergies, just one morsel of the wrong thing can lead to a life-threatening reaction. A new understanding of how this begins could lead to better treatments, a study claims ...

Study authors Drs. Stephanie Eisenbarth and Adam Williams weighing peanuts used in food allergy testing in their lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Scientists blocked a newly ...

A drug used for asthma has been found to treat food allergies "shockingly well", in a breakthrough that could offer new protection for millions affected. This is the discovery of Northwestern Medicine ...

Northwestern Medicine researchers have an asthma drug that could nearly eliminate life-threatening allergic reactions. The already federally approved asthma drug, zileuton (sold under the brand name ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The definition of anaphylaxis is based on consensus. Definitions matter for treatment, public health and ...