Roughly the size of a paperback book, the company’s “mini lab” aims to bring professional-grade analytical testing directly ...

Allergen Alert, from French food safety diagnostics company bioMerieux, is a “pocket-sized laboratory” instrument capable of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral food challenges carry a risk for allergic reactions. Skin prick tests do not indicate risks for reaction.

For people with food sensitivities, dining out can be a hassle at best and dangerous at worst. But soon, a new portable ...

Allergen Alert got my attention at CES. The company, a spin-off of global diagnostics firm, bioMérieux, is trying to make eating out safer for people with food allergies. The company offers a portable ...

Allergy and intolerance test kits can cost hundreds of pounds – but they might not provide the answers you're hoping for ...

Few primary care providers (PCPs) are testing patients with asthma who have suspected allergen triggers, which may delay treatment that could improve outcomes, new data suggested. Mridula Sree ...

Those with food allergies can now do spot checks using their cell phones to detect the possible presence of allergens in food they are about to eat, thanks to a new device developed by researchers at ...

A Michigan Medicine study concluded transepidermal water loss can be used to effectively measure the severity of a patient’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood tests do not require direct contact with the allergen but take longer than SPTs. SPTs often use allergen ...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory skin condition. It’s a common type of eczema that usually starts early in childhood. Around 30% of kids who have AD may test positive for a food allergy at ...

An English professor in California got an allergy test. Then came the bill. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Janet Winston had a rash that wouldn’t go away. The English professor from Eureka, Calif ...