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Daily Archive August 9th, 2005

Allergens

By Jeffry Fawcett, August 9, 2005 in the Editorials blog

In the latest issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers report on the prevalence of allergies among Americans. Their study estimates that over half of Americans have an allergic reaction to one of the 10 allergens that were tested during the ongoing National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (referred to as NHANES) conducted by the National Institutes of Health. [Read more…]