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Article: Food allergies can cause misery and death; arm yourself with information.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2005
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Byline: Harry Jackson Jr.
If you haven't had a meal of shrimp and then awakened with your skin on fire, or had a glass of milk and an hour later found yourself with a horrible stomachache, count yourself lucky. Millions of Americans aren't so fortunate. They suffer from food allergies.
The reaction can range from minor skin rashes to life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
For allergy sufferers, know that your misery has a lot of company. Federal agencies report that:
_Approximately 2 percent of adults and 5 percent of infants and young children in the United States suffer from food allergies.
_Each year, about 30,000 people ...