What if instead of temporarily relieving your allergies with medication, you could train your immune system to stop overreacting to your allergens altogether? That’s the idea behind allergy ...

I don’t think anyone can they say love getting shots. But whether it’s for allergies or vaccination, it’s a necessity. And it’s something that’s important to understand, so we can make the best ...

Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Key Takeaways Allergy immunotherapy works by gradually exposing the immune ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Allergic to peanuts? Bees? Pollen? Cockroaches? There's a shot for that. Each year, around 2.6 million Americans receive allergy immunotherapies, commonly called "allergy shots." These ...

More than 100 million people in the U.S. have some allergy each year. That's about every 1 in 3 adults. For many, the fix is a bandaid: over-the-counter allergy medications. But there's another ...

For years, people with an egg allergy have been told to avoid or take special precautions when getting a flu shot because most influenza vaccines are grown in eggs and contain a tiny amount of egg ...

Fall allergy season is in full swing. As the leaves begin to change and the weather cools, many of us grab our Zyrtec and Claritin and brace ourselves for sneezes, itchy eyes and tissue boxes. As ...

I spent most of my childhood sick at home because of my severe allergies. When I turned to immunization shots, I knew it ...

Owner Shoshana Wirth, right, works with patient Niki Wortis, left, during an appointment at Allergy Relief Care on a recent Friday in Easthampton. Staff Photo/Daniel Jacobi II Sign up for the ...