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Article: Food Allergy Called Unseen Asthma Villain - New York Times
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- The New York Times
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- February 21, 1996
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COULD food allergies contribute to asthma attacks? Allergies to inhaled substances like pollen, molds, dust mites and animal dander often touch off asthma attacks in susceptible people. Now, a new study has linked food allergies to the respiratory difficulties that underlie asthma.Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore have reported that some children with asthma who are also allergic to one or more foods may fail to respond well to asthma treatment unless they avoid the foods they reactto.The study, which examined the responses of 26 children with asthma and known food allergies, showed that when the youngsters were fed small disguised samples of foods to which they ...
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