The Peanut Allergy Answer Book, 3rd Ed.

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Fair Winds Press, Oct 1, 2013 - Health & Fitness - 192 pages
A revised and updated version of the definitive peanut allergy book. The Most Cutting-Edge Research on Peanut Allergy Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Is Here! Did you know that avoidance of peanuts early in life may actually lead to peanut allergy, the opposite of what was originally believed? Researchers now believe that continued early avoidance of peanut may be behind the steady growth of peanut allergy in the United States and other countries.
This surprising new research is among the cutting edge information you’ll find in the third edition of The Peanut Allergy Answer Book. Since its publication in 2001, rates of peanut allergy have tripled, prompting families, patients, and medical professionals to seek clear and concise answers about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The newest edition of this book outlines: - Promising new treatments, including oral desensitization and Chinese herbal medicines
- The most recent recommendations for feeding at-risk infants and young children
- The latest laboratory tests for determining the risk of life-threatening anaphylaxis
 

Contents

Acknowledgments
10
Foreword
12
Preface to the third edition
14
Introduction
17
CHAPTER 1 ALLERGIES IN A NUTSHELL
19
CHAPTER 2 PEANUT ALLERGY 101
43
CHAPTER 3 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ANAPHYLAXIS
74
CHAPTER 4 WHAT TYPES OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS RESULT FROM PEANUT EXPOSURES?
94
CHAPTER 6 KEEPING SAFE IN A PEANUTFILLED WORLD
114
CHAPTER 7 PREVENTION OF PEANUT AND OTHER FOOD ALLERGIES
146
CHAPTER 8 THE FUTURE OF PEANUT ALLERGY TREATMENT
155
Where Can I Learn More About Food Allergies?
167
What Are the Main TakeHome Points to Remember About Peanut Allergy?
170
Glossary
173
References
179
About the Author
189

CHAPTER 5 FINDING THE HIDDEN PEANUT PRODUCTS
104

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About the author (2013)

Michael C. Young, M.D. is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and practices at Children's Hospital, Boston and at South Shore Allergy & Asthma Specialists in South Weymouth, MA. Dr. Young is a member of the Massachusetts Department of Education Task Force on Anaphylaxis that developed the first guidelines in the country for the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis in schools.

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