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Why Are Food Allergies on the Rise in Children?

By David KnowlesNov 16th 2009 – 8:44PM

(Nov. 16) -- The number of children with allergies to certain foods is rising at an alarming rate. That's the conclusion of a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics that will be published in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics. Between 1997 and 2007, the NCHS analysis found, child food...

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