While most insurance companies cover allergy testing as well as initial and follow-up visits with your allergy doctor, some of them are restrictive about the type of allergy immunotherapy that they will cover. While most will cover allergy shots (also known as...
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Kids and Food Allergies [infographic]
Children’s food allergies increased 50% between 1997 and 2011… and kids’ peanut allergies tripled between 1997 and 2008.
Food allergies affect 1 in 13 children in the United States. That’s about two per classroom.
The economic cost of children’s food allergies each year in America is estimated to be around $25 billion.
In Europe, hospital admissions for severe food allergy reactions in children have increased seven-fold in the past decade.
Eight foods are responsible for 90% of all reactions: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, and shellfish.
What options do you have? Outgrow them, avoid them, or treat them.
