An adult patient who has eaten shellfish regularly throughout his life suddenly developed swelling after eating shrimp in a restaurant. What is the best way to determine if this is a true allergy to ...

Shellfish include various mollusks, oysters, and crustaceans that are highly rich in antioxidants, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. Following the rise in shellfish consumption rates throughout the ...

Shellfish allergy is an abnormal response by the body’s immune system to proteins in certain marine animals. Shellfish include marine animals with shells, such as shrimp, crab, oysters and lobster, as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Previous research relied on self-reported data, but this study used skin prick testing and serum-specific IgE.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Asthma, oral allergy syndrome and allergic rhinitis were linked to decreased odds for outgrowing shellfish ...

New research from subtropical Spain shows how exposure to common household mites may prime the immune system to react to edible insects, even in people who’ve never tried them. Study: The Allergy ...

In a survey of 40,000 adults, 25% had no childhood food allergies but experienced their first symptoms as adults. While any ...

Food allergies are serious business. According to Dr. Michael C. Young, assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School, approximately 11.4 million Americans (4 percent) have food allergies, ...