Peanut butter, milk, and other deadly threats : what you should know about food allergies /

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by Gordon, Sherri Mabry.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Series: Issues in focus today Published by : Enslow Publishers, (Berkeley Heights, NJ :) Physical details: 112 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Subject(s): Food allergy. Year : 2006 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Colonel Gray High School 616.97 GOR Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.

What's the deal with food allergies? -- The body's response -- Food allergy testing -- A closer look at food allergens -- Living with food allergies -- What science is doing -- Food allergies and the future.

Discusses what it is like to live with food allergies, how teens and their families cope with them, the causes of food allergies, and the research being done to prevent and control them.