01-09-2010, 12:45 AM
Nut and peanut allergies maybe getting more common in children, doubling over the past five years in the United States, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Canadian researchers said they were seeing many more cases of peanut allergy than expected, too.
Two reports published in the December issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggest that peanut and tree nut allergies, which can be deadly, will continue to become more common. This is bad news for such children as peanut products are found in a wide range of food and other products.
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