Dear Anna, Specific IgE results do not give an indication of the severity of a reaction only the likelihood of reacting to a certain food; so the higher the specific IgE level the more likely that your son will have an allergic reaction to that food. Predictors of the severity of a reaction are base...

Dear Sally, It is important to know whether your child is allergic to Penicillin or not as as you said otherwise this restricts the number and type of antibiotics she can have. Penicillin allergy can be tested for using skin prick tests, blood tests and then finally confirmed or ruled out by coming ...