ALLERGY

EpiPens dispense epinephrine, a synthetic adrenaline used to counter effects of severe allergic reactions. A rise in its price has led families to look for risky alternatives.

Kids with asthma would benefit from a test for peanut sensitivity, especially when wheezing and coughing are difficult to control.

Despite what the name might imply, the pollen tsunami hasn’t broken any records just yet, experts say.

Changing how you dress and what you eat can help alleviate dreaded springtime allergies.

A recent study found kids living in families that washed their dishes by hand were roughly 40 percent less likely to develop allergies.

Playing in the dirt isn't the only natural way children's immune systems are strengthened.

Munching on peanuts during pregnancy doesn't cause peanut allergies in kids, a new study shows.

Scientists tried replicating another group's recipe for a genetic test for autism, and found it lacking.

The same molecular mechanism that can cause unfortunate allergy symptoms after bee stings may also confer protection against venom.

More pollen and longer pollen seasons will mean many more sniffly and itchy days for allergy sufferers.

A Viola, Ark., schoolboy was denied his homemade peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich at lunch because of a ban on peanut products, sparking an outcry on Facebook over lunchtime rights and the ever-growing list of child-safety-oriented rules that leave some parents hungry for common sense.

The disease dubbed "Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency" by researchers is not caused by a virus, meaning it is not contagious.

The main pollen culprits tied to the increase in hospital visits came from oaks and grasses, whose levels spike in the spring.

Miley Cyrus isn't waiting for her wedding to Australian actor Liam Hemsworth to get in tip-top shape. The "Hannah Montana" star tweeted a photo of her "fiancé" jeans that shows Cyrus with tight stomach and tiny waist.

American swimmer Dana Vollmer won the U.S. its third gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games as she set a new world record for the women's 100-meter butterfly at 55.98 seconds.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collaboration with scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health, National Cancer Institute, Merck and the University of California have identified a drug employed in treating certain types of lymphoma that help dislodge a hidden virus in patients receiving treatment for HIV.

Based on analyst estimates, Merck & Co. will report earnings of $1.01 a share on sales of about $12.16 billion -- an increase of 0.1 percent from the year-earlier quarter. The company posts its second-quarter earnings on Friday, before the opening bell.

It looks like the spoilers were correct: Emily Maynard of ‘The Bachelorette’ has chosen Jef Holm as her future husband in the Season 8 finale of ABC’s reality dating show.

Scientists were able to reduce and in some cases eliminate egg allergies in a small study of children -- but don't try this at home!

A 2009 clinical trial in Thailand was the first to show it was possible to prevent HIV infection in humans. Since then, discoveries have pointed to even more powerful vaccines using HIV-fighting antibodies. Now scientists believe a licensed vaccine is within reach.

We've all seen her in her workout gear of short shorts and skimpy midriff-baring tops, prompting many to believe that her weight loss is borderline dangerous. But despite her pin-thin frame seen in recent photos that sparked she's anorexic and she's too skinny chatter, Miley Cyrus is fit and healthy, according to her Pilates instructor and trainer, Mari Winsor.