Allergy

• Canadian expert offers Halloween safety tips for children living with allergies

  For kids with allergies, the risk involved with accidently eating a candy that can be deadly is greater during Halloween and Easter, according to one expert

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2023
  
• Allergy-treating nasal spray needs more research before approval: U.S. FDA

  The ARS product is one of several needle-free devices being developed to treat dangerous reactions to food, insect stings and medications.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2023
  
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• Climate change causing more allergies among Canadians, experts warn

  Much of the rise in allergies and asthma 'can be directly linked to climate change,' said the president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.

  Health

  May 26, 2023
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• Many tattoo inks mislabelled, raising allergy concerns: international study

  According to the researchers, 93 per cent of 56 tattoo ink samples investigated violated label requirements and 61 per cent contained pigments of concern.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2021
• Sniffles and itchy eyes in winter? It could be allergies.

  In winter, the allergens are inside your house, experts say.

  Health

  Mar 1, 2020
• First treatment for peanut allergy approved by FDA

  The treatment is a specially prepared peanut powder swallowed daily in tiny amounts that are gradually increased over months.

  World

  Jan 31, 2020
• Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre bans poinsettia plants due to life-threatening allergy

  The hospital says one of its team members has a life-threatening allergy to the plants and that all poinsettias in the building have been removed.

  Health

  Nov 22, 2019
• Sesame could be the 9th most prevalent food allergy: study

  The ingredient is already a "priority allergen" in Canada, but not in the U.S.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 7, 2019
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• ‘Don’t suffer in silence’: How to treat your seasonal allergies

  What works for you will depend on what you're allergic to and the severity of your reactions.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 25, 2019
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• Hamilton restaurants sought to participate in food allergy pilot project

  The Stock Epinephrine Auto-injector Pilot Project encourages restaurants to make stock epinephrine available in restaurants.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2019