Food Allergies: To Test or Not to Test

About 5 percent of American children and 4 percent of adults have a food allergy, but many more are getting unnecessary testing

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Monday, February 26, 2018

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FEATURED Why Can't I Lose Weight? Sometimes we put on weight for surprising reasons. One out of four Americans doesn't get enough sleep. And it may be that missing sleep is contributing to the obesity epidemic. READ MORE

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