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by Bruce Brown | October 4, 2016 | General News, Health
According to The American Academy of Pediatrics, 11.8 million children in the U.S. — one out of every 12 — has a food allergy. The prevalence of food allergies is increasing. A child in the U.S. has a potentially fatal anaphylactic allergic reaction every...
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by Bruce Brown | August 15, 2016 | General News, Health
Food allergies cause 200,000 emergency room visits in the U.S. annually, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. In a study by the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, hidden allergens were the cause of nearly...
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by Alfred Poor | February 3, 2015 | Health, Medical
I have a niece with severe food allergies. Like 15 million others in the U.S. alone, she is at risk of going into anaphylactic shock if she eats something tainted with one of the foods that cause an allergic reaction for her. As a result, she carries an EpiPen at all...
