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Article: INTL ALLERGY ORG HOSTS FIRST WORLD ALLERGY AWARENESS DAY.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- October 16, 2000
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SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-Asianet/ -- In an effort to bring world-wide attention to the impact of allergic disease, the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology-World Allergy Organization (IAACI-WAO) today held a press conference on the eve of the first-ever World Allergy Awareness Day (WAADay). Allergic disease affects nearly 50 percent of the population in many countries.
The goals of WAADay are to raise awareness about the prevalence and detrimental effects of allergic disease around the globe and encourage those affected by allergic disease to gain additional ...