Food Allergies av Scott H. (Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Professor of Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Sicherer

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<p><b>The essential guide for anyone who suffers from food allergies.</b></p><p>Posing the urgent questions that anyone with food allergies will think to ask¿and then some¿<i>Food Allergies</i> provides practical, sensitive, and scientific guidance on the topics that affect your life. Allergy expert Scott H. Sicherer addresses the full spectrum of food allergies, from mild to life threatening and from single foods to food families, clearing up misconceptions along the way. He explores how exposure to foods can bring about an allergic response, describes the symptoms of food allergy, and illuminates how food allergies develop.</p><p>Organized in an accessible Q&A format and illustrated with case studies, the book thoroughly explains how to prevent exposure to a known allergen at home, at school, in restaurants, and elsewhere. Dr. Sicherer also gives valuable advice about what to do if exposure occurs, including how to handle an anaphylactic emergency. Finally, he describes tests for dia