Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a ...

If you're dreaming of the perfect summer vacation, one element certain to be excluded from that scenario would be an allergic ...

A hospital spokesman said he had suffered anaphylactic shock after the ... four people die as a result of allergic reactions to bee or wasp stings in the UK each year. Businessman Mike McShane ...

Common causes of allergic reactions include certain foods, medications, and insect bites or stings. Anaphylaxis is an acute (sudden) and severe type of allergic reaction. Most allergic reactions ...

Perhaps it is fitting that from a city dubbed the allergy capital of the world comes a major breakthrough by Melbourne ...

Anaphylactic shock develops within seconds or minutes of contact with a “trigger” and is an emergency. Common causes of allergic reactions are: pollen stings and bites latex food items, such as nuts, ...

Finally, live insect sting challenges should ... not usually recommended in patients with such reactions, as the risk of a subsequent systemic sting reaction is low, physicians may consider ...

What the Monash University team has revealed for the first time is that protective, or good antibodies, which guard against allergic reactions ... allergen from a bee sting. Dr McKenzie said ...