A mother says her baby broke out in hives after eating peanuts, but claims the doctor refused an allergy referral and insisted “after the third exposure it’s not allergic”

Parents across the U.S. are introducing peanut products to their infants earlier than ever, following guidelines that the ...
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Ask the Expert: Will My Baby Outgrow Their Allergies?

When infants have allergy symptoms, it’s important to discuss them with a pediatrician because the history and timing of the symptoms can help determine the cause. Be sure to keep track of your ...
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Tree Nut Introduction Not Better in Office Than at Home for Peanut-Allergic Babies

The in-clinic, multi-nut exposure resulted in 18.9% being allergic to one or more tree nuts at 18 months as compared with ...
Medscape

Allergy Testing in Children

What is the earliest reasonable age to achieve adequate allergy testing results? Is radioallergosorbent test (RAST) equivalent to skin testing at an early age? For immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediated ...

Pediatric allergy specialist: Feed babies allergenic foods earlier, not later

In addition, parents should be advised to introduce allergenic foods such as peanut, egg, milk, tree nuts and seafood to all infants, beginning around 4 to 6 months of age. This has proven to be safe ...