Food allergies
Understanding food allergies
Are you susceptible to food allergies? Dr Anish Anand, Consultant Internal Medicine, shares insights
High rate of American adults found allergic to food
More than 10 per cent of American adults are allergic to any one kind of food.
Youngsters with food allergies are often put at risk by parents, says study
Almost half of parents of children with food allergies report at least one risky behavior, such as not carrying epinephrine autoinjectors.
Scientists feel threefold rise in food allergies may be triggered by western diet
While food allergies were more prevalent in urban areas in the past, rural areas have seen a faster increase in cases in the past decade.
Wrong tests used by doctors to cure food allergies
Known as food allergy panels, these blood tests check for sensitization to several different allergens at once.
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