insert_link Health & Wellness Parent Alert: New School Year Can Bring Allergy Flare-Ups As kids head back to school, it's important for parents to keep potential asthma and allergy challenges in mind, reports Robert Preidt in Health Day. "In the fall, allergists see an increase in kids' visits for allergies and asthma because of a combination of factors," said Dr. Todd Mahr, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). "And hospitals see what's known as the 'September Spike' […] todayAugust 6, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Food Allergy? Phooey! More than one in 10 adults has a food allergy, but nearly one in five think they do, according to a new survey. The survey, administered by NORC at the University of Chicago in 2015 through 2016 was completed by 40,443 U.S. adults and aimed to provide national estimates of the "distribution, severity and factors associated with adult food allergy." Researchers estimated that 10.8 percent of Americans had one or […] todayJanuary 25, 2019
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