Allergy Encyclopedia
Rosemary Black
Reviewed by QualityHealth's Medical Advisory Board
Achoo! Do you suffer from allergies? You’re not alone: "Some 50 million Americans have allergies, and that number is on the increase," says Montefiore Medical Center’s Waleed Abuzeid, MD, an assistant professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), allergies have been on the rise for more than 50 years. (While the reason why remains underdetermined, research makes a strong case for the “Hygiene Hypothesis†explained below.)
The AAAAI also notes that allergic rhinitis or hay fever, a leading cause of allergies, afflicts some 7.8 percent of U.S. adults. And an estimated 15 million Americans, including 1 in every 13 children, have food allergies, some of which can be deadly.
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