What Is a Peanut Allergy? You have a peanut allergy when your body’s immune system overreacts to peanuts. Normally, your immune system helps protect you from germs and other harmful substances. But if ...

What Is a Sesame Allergy? A sesame allergy is a food allergy to sesame seeds or sesame oil, which come from the sesame plant. When you have this allergy, your immune system reacts to sesame as though ...

Fall allergy season is upon us and many consumers are already feeling the symptoms. Payel Gupta, MD, a spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, shared everything ...

Klein is a contributor for TIME. Klein is a contributor for TIME. Nearly a third of American adults have some kind of allergy. If you’re one of them, you’re probably eager to find a solution. Allergy ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...