WASHINGTON -- Posters at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting provided data about an antibiotic allergy assessment tool via a smartphone app, a direct oral challenge ...

A pediatric allergy clinic safely delabeled almost all their patients with reported antibiotic allergies who were tested in the span of about 2 years, according to researchers. It was the top story in ...

The first time two of Taylor Lucero’s children were prescribed amoxicillin, they developed bad rashes. “It was horrible,” she said. Luciano Lucero, 8, and his older brother Gabriel, 11, are two of an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with penicillin allergies are more likely to have other antibiotic allergies than those without the ...

Antibiotic exposure in children under two is linked to increased asthma and allergy risks by age 12, with significant risk differences for asthma and atopic dermatitis. The study found weak ...

Direct amoxicillin challenges appear safe for identifying infants and toddlers with unnecessary penicillin allergy labels, researchers report.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As many as 10% of people who think they are allergic to penicillin aren’t. Local allergist Dr. Sunil Joshi explained why so many people may have the wrong information about their ...

Penicillin allergy affects more than 25 million people in the United States (up to 1 in 10 Americans) and has been shown to lead to particularly poor health outcomes in pregnant women and surgical ...

As well as stimulating normal immune development, the intestinal microbiota help prevent enteric infections by bacterial, viral or fungal agents. This is achieved by physically contributing to the ...

You’ve been itching to avoid this antibiotic — maybe for no reason. Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by a Scottish bacteriologist. The medication has since become a common treatment for a range of ...

Many people believe they have a penicillin allergy, but up to 90% are not actually allergic. Side effects like nausea are often mistaken for a true allergic reaction. An allergist can perform tests to ...