ALK has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new AccuTest range of allergy skin testing devices. The line includes the AccuTest-1, AccuTest-8 and AccuTest-10 ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Springtime is prime time for allergies, but if you don't know what's triggering them, you can always get a prick test. "So allergy prick testing is a type of allergy skin ...

Skin Allergy Tests A skin test is the most common way to test for allergies . That's because it gives the fastest, most accurate results.

The need for a delay in skin prick testing for food allergy following an anaphylaxis reaction might be unwarranted, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ...

For the peanut skin test product that was in the FDA's initial recall, federal data tallies 90 cases of false negative results, 17 reports of serious cases and no deaths.

There are several food allergy testing methods. Learn which ones work best and whether home testing kits are reliable.

A new food allergy diagnostic test addresses many of the drawbacks of the current gold standard oral food challenge by only ...

Previous tests could only point to an allergy not if one peanut would kill you or 10 peanuts would make you itchy.

The doctor may also perform an allergy skin test, also called a scratch test, to identify the substances that are causing your allergy symptoms.

I’ve been told I may need to have an allergy skin test to determine what I’m allergic to. Are these safe?

ALK has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new AccuTest range of allergy skin testing devices. The line includes the AccuTest-1, AccuTest-8 and AccuTest-10 ...