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Allergies
Video: Food Allergy Fatalities Continue Unabated
April 11th, 2007
A new report on fatalities from food-induced anaphylaxis, which follows up an earlier study, suggests that little progress has been made in effectively preventing and treating food allergy reactions over the past five years. The findings support, alarmingly, earlier statistics showing that adolescents and young adults are at highest risk for fatalities. The need for more education on the part of the medical community and patients, more attention focused on reading labels and avoiding allergens, and the importance of carrying and using epinephrine are some of the major areas which need to be improved. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2007-04-11)
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