The pharmacy department asked a board-certified allergist if he would train selected pharmacists in using the penicillin skin test and serve as the program's medical director. He agreed to do so and ...

This allergy test, a sometimes unpleasant childhood right of passage, may be a thing of the past someday. New research shows that a urine test can determine if a person has an allergy to a specific ...

Allergy tests are a way to get to the bottom of what's causing your asthma symptoms. They help your doctor find out if allergies trigger your asthma. These tests won't identify asthma triggers such as ...

When I was a kid, I remember going to the allergist's office and having him stick me in the back with several dozen tiny needles, each filled with a common allergen such as cat hair. After a few ...

All skin tests doctors commonly use to check for food allergies can provide false negative results, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded — meaning people with potentially life-threatening ...

Although allergies are widespread, their diagnosis is complex and, depending on the type of allergy, the prospects of success with therapy are not always clear. Skin tests so far have been unpleasant, ...