Rate of severe reactions higher than thought in young children with food allergies
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
Young children with allergies to milk and egg experience reactions to these and other foods more often than researchers had expected, a study reports. The study also found that severe and potentially life-threatening reactions in a significant number of these children occur and that some caregivers are hesitant to give such children epinephrine, a medication that reverses the symptoms of such reactions and can save lives.