CDC: More kids with food allergies
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- October
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For parents of children with food allergies, Halloween can certainly be the scariest day of the year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that in 2007, approximately 3 million U.S. children and teenagers under age 18 – or nearly 4 percent of that age group – were reported to have a food or digestive allergy in the previous 12 months, compared to just over 2.3 million (3.3 percent) in 1997.
CDC’s findings were presented in its new report, “Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations,†and uses data obtained through the National Health Interview Survey.
Reactions to allergens can range from a tingling sensation around the mouth and lips, to hives and even death. Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have other related conditions such as asthma than children without food allergies.
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on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 at 2:44 pm by Candice Ferrette. 
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