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Article: ALLERGY SHOTS: NOT WORTH SNEEZING AT?(Living Today)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- June 8, 1986
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Byline: Helen S. Edelman
At about the age of 10, a child's allergies are at their peak, says allergist, immunologist and internist Dr. Bohdan A. Oryshkevich.
"That's when they come in for panels of skin tests to find out what they're allergic to. That's when their parents and doctors start them on allergy shots," he notes.
"But after the age of 10, their sensitivity declines. It seems that the shots are clearing up the allergies, but the fact is there is no evidence to prove the shots are working at all," Oryshkevich asserts.
The treatment of allergic symptoms is stirring controversy among medical professionals, many of whom adhere ...