This month's Harper's magazine features an article written by Meredith Broussard, called "Everyone's Gone Nuts: The Exaggerated Threat of Food Allergies."
Pretty inflammatory title to any of us with food allergies or the parent of a food allergic child.
So what is this article all about? The author writes that the current "...rash of fatal food allergies is mostly myth, a cultural hysteria cooked up with a few key ingredients: fearful parents in an age of increased anxiety, sensationalist...
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A new study out of Ohio State University announced at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association found that being stress... Read more »
There is no real cure for allergies. Sure, there are a number of treatment methods, some of which are more effective than others, and... Read more »
"Of all the allergy symptoms I have, an itchy throat is the most bothersome for me." If you get an itchy throat or mouth, especially after eating... Read more »
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? A food allergy is a reaction by the body's immune system to a protein in a food. The food protein that causes an allergic reaction is... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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