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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...
by Alfred Poor | December 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
Since we launched Health Tech Insider more than a year and a half ago, we have published more than 700 stories about wearable devices for health and medical applications, as well as coverage of new enabling technologies. As we near the end of the year, it is...
![Smart Case for EpiPen Provides Peace of Mind [video]](https://healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/02/EpiPen-case-Veta.jpg)
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...
