title: Food Allergies.
abstract: Food allergies are common and seem to be increasing in prevalence. Preventive measures have become far more evident in the public arena (schools, camps, sports venues, and so forth). Evaluation and management of food allergies has evolved such that primary care practitioners may choose to provide initial diagnostic and treatment care or refer to allergists for similar care. Food allergies, once considered incurable, are now being diminished in intensity by new strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Suite 143, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: sgrief@uic.edu.
authors.forename: Samuel N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Grief
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000517:prevention & control; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D021183:Peanut Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Anaphylaxis; Desensitization; Food allergies; Food challenge; Milk; Oral immunotherapy; Peanuts