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Article: Prevalence of Peanut and Tree Nut Allergies on the Rise: New Research from the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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- December 9, 2003
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Peanut allergies in children increased two-fold over a five year period from 1997 to 2002, according to a study in the December Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
Scott H. Sicherer, MD, and Hugh A. Sampson, MD, from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, along with Anne MuEoz-Furlong from the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), conducted a cross-sectional telephone study of 13,493 people using a standardized questionnaire. The study assessed rates of peanut and tree nut allergies over a period of ...