Are The Dangers Of Childhood Food Allergy Exaggerated?
Two child health experts go head to head in this week's BMJ over whether the dangers of childhood food allergy are exaggerated. Professor Allan Colver from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne believes that the dangers are overstated, and that the increasing prescription of adrenaline injector kits fuels anxiety rather than saving lives. Food allergy is often thought to be more dangerous and frightening than pneumonia, asthma, or diabetes, he writes. [click link for full article]
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