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Article: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Launches New Web Site Targeted at Food-Allergic Teens.
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- May 1, 2006
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FAAN Reaches Out to Highest-Risk Food Allergy Group to Reduce Fatal Food Reactions in Teens
FAIRFAX, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- For teens, life pressures are often overwhelming -- the need for acceptance, belonging, and recognition. Now imagine those pressures combined with a life-threatening reaction to certain foods. Previous research has shown that teens are at high risk for fatal food reactions and thousands of teens in our country experience reactions to common foods such as peanuts, milk, and shrimp each year; some reactions are life- threatening. A severe, life-threatening reaction is known as anaphylaxis. For adolescents at risk of anaphylaxis spending an ...