The past decade has seen an uptick, so to speak, in the number of cases of Alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the “red meat allergy.” It’s caused by the Lone
The husband of a New York doctor has filed a lawsuit alleging she died of an allergic reaction at Disney World and accusing the Florida resort and a restaurant where she dined of negligence.
The suit says the 42-year-old doctor ate at Raglan Road in Disney Springs in October and was assured the food would be prepared without dairy and nuts.
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. She carries two in her laptop bag and another two in her purse. She’s taught all of her friends how to use one in case she’s experiencing a reaction so severe that she can’t do it herself. Despite ...
Latest approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration include Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.'s Amtagvi - the first cellular therapy indicated for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma, as well as Genentech's Xolair- the first medication to help reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods after accidental exposure.