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Food Allergy Week – Conditions – A new survey has found that Aussies are dangerously complacent about food allergies, and experts warn this could have serious consequences. Australia has one of the highest rates of food allergies in the world. Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis (severe life-threatening allergic reaction) have increased four-fold in the past 20 years and the incidence of food-induced anaphylaxis has doubled in the past 10 years. But the study, commissioned by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) to coincide with Food Allergy Week, found that 56% of the more than 1050 Australians surveyed believe that people with food allergy are over-cautious. A resounding 98% don’t know that a food allergy can be life threatening.Jennifer Thompson

Food Allergy Week – Conditions – A new survey has found that Aussies are dangerously complacent about food allergies, and experts warn this could have serious consequences. Australia has one of the highest rates of food allergies in the world. Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis (severe life-threatening allergic reaction) have increased four-fold in the past 20 years and the incidence of food-induced anaphylaxis has doubled in the past 10 years. But the study, commissioned by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) to coincide with Food Allergy Week, found that 56% of the more than 1050 Australians surveyed believe that people with food allergy are over-cautious. A resounding 98% don’t know that a food allergy can be life threatening.Jennifer Thompson

Food Allergy Week – Conditions – A new survey has found that Aussies are dangerously complacent about food allergies, and…
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  • 03.04.19