Allergies like dermatitis, hay fever and asthma have been linked by German scientists to a gene found in 8 percent of Europeans.

The study, released Wednesday, said the lack of the protein filaggrin is the reason behind skin allergies. It was based on observations by the Munich Helmholtz Center and the Technical University of Munich of 3,000 Munich school children

Catering to the food requirements of the growing number of Americans with various kinds of food allergies has become a multi-billion industry in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 12 million people in the U.S. with food allergies, while another 2 million suffer from celiac disease in which their body's immune system attacks itself if they eat gluten

ontrary to parents' fears, a pet dog can actually boost a child's immune system and keep away asthma and other allergies, a study by a German scientist has revealed.

Joachim Heinrich of the Institute of Epidemiology at the Heimholtz Centre in Munich, Germany, led the study of over 3,000 children whose health was monitored from birth until they reach the age of six

Here's a bit of an Easter spoiler.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Cadbury Adams Canada over the weekend warned consumers allergic to hazelnut protein against consuming Cadbury regular milk chocolate Mini Eggs

A federal advisory panel on Wednesday recommended that all children not just those under 5 but over the age of 6 months should be vaccinated for influenza every year. However, infants younger than 6 months and those with serious egg allergies are exempted.

The recommendation, which is expected to be formally adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would be one of the largest expansions in flu vaccination coverage in U.S. history since the 1940s. It would include around 30 million more children eligible for vaccination, although current vaccination rates suggest that only about 7 million would actually receive the shots