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050 4 $aRC596$b.F688 2017
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100 1 $aFraser, Heather A.,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe peanut allergy epidemic :$bwhat's causing it and how to stop it /$cHeather Fraser ; foreword by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ; preface by Woodrow Fraser-Boychuk.
250 $aThird edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bSkyhorse Publishing,$c[2017]
264 4 $c©2017
300 $axix, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 185-236) and index.
520 $aWhy is the peanut allergy an epidemic that only seems to be found in western cultures? More than four million people in the United States alone are affected by peanut allergies, while there are few reported cases in India, a country where peanut is the primary ingredient in many baby food products. Where did this allergy come from, and does medicine play any kind of role in the phenomenon? After her own child had an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter, historian Heather Fraser decided to discover the answers to these questions. In The Peanut Allergy Epidemic, Fraser delves into the history of this allergy, trying to understand why it largely develops in children and studying its relationship with social, medical, political, and economic factors. In an international overview of the subject, she compares the epidemic in the United States to sixteen other geographical locations; she finds that in addition to the United States in countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sweden, there is a one in fifty chance that a child, especially a male, will develop a peanut allergy. Fraser also highlights alternative medicines and explores issues of vaccine safety and other food allergies. This third edition features a foreword from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and a new chapter on promising leads for cures to peanut allergies. The Peanut Allergy Epidemic is a must read for every parent, teacher, and health professional.
505 00 $tIntroduction: the problem of peanut allergy --$tFrom idiosyncrasy to a multibillion-dollar industry --$tRisk factors --$tTheories --$tRediscovering anaphylaxis --$tThe history of peanut allergy --$tAbsorbing the costs --$tRationalizations --$tThe business of breathlessness and oozing skin --$tAppendix.
650 0 $aFood allergy.
650 0 $aFood allergy$xHistory.
650 0 $aPeanuts$xHealth aspects.
650 2 $aFood Hypersensitivity
650 6 $aAllergie alimentaire.
650 6 $aAllergie alimentaire$xHistoire.
650 7 $aFood allergy.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00930691
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 $aKennedy, Robert Francis,$d1954-$ewriter of foreword.
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