{"id":5468,"date":"2008-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2008-11-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T00:00:00","slug":"allergy-study-shows-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/allergy-study-shows-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergy Study Shows Promise, But Don"},"content":{"rendered":"
In October, we blogged about a report released two weeks ago by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which estimates that food allergies in the United States are on the rise. Almost 3 million children in the United States have at least one food allergy. That statistic is an 18 percent increase from just ten years ago. This dramatic rise has prompted doctors and researchers to attack this problem and to find new ways to treat food allergies in children.<\/p>\n

_This trend is particularly alarming because food allergies<\/a> have a tremendous impact on the quality of life of a child. Usually, managing food allergies<\/a> involves avoidance of the food triggers, waiting for the child to outgrow the allergy, and dealing with the allergy symptoms when they occur. This last option is scary because of the severity of some reactions. The stress caused by the outbreaks affects children and parents<\/a> alike. We need to come up with new and improved ways of helping children combat these allergies.<\/p>\n

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In October, we blogged about a report released two weeks ago by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which estimates that food allergies in the United States are on the rise. Almost 3 million children in the United States… <\/p>\n