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Shame on the bullies
Food allergy bullying is a serious issue. Thirty to forty percent of children with serious food allergy have had it ‘thrown in their face’ by classmates, teachers and other school staff. As if the condition itself wasn’t a big enough burden to bear, where meticulous...
If you have asthma you should get the Pneumococcal Vaccine (PPV)
Pneumococcal disease can be very severe, causing death rates of up to 37% of adults who contract the meningitis form of the disease, up to 20% of those who get blood infection, and up to 7% of those who get pneumococcal pneumonia. The symptoms of pneumococcal...
Will I ever grow out of my allergy?
Food allergies are diagnosed in about 8% of toddlers tested. The incidence in adults is much less than this (at most, 4%). This means that by the time a toddler reaches adult life they have a good chance of growing out of their allergy. Even children with significant...