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Article: Peanut Allergy: What can be done.(Brief Article)
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- HealthFacts
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- May 1, 2002
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An estimated 3 million Americans are allergic to peanuts and/or nuts that grow on trees, such as walnuts, cashews, and pistachios. The allergy accounts for the majority of fatal and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions. In a recent review of this topic for The New England Journal of Medicine, 4/25/02), Hugh A. Sampson, MD, wrote that 80% of the people who died from allergic reactions to food had not been given appropriate information about how to: avoid accidental food-induced reactions, recognize early symptoms, and self-treat immediately.
The rising incidence of peanut allergy in the U.S. and other westernized countries cannot be explained by the ever-increasing ...