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Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 11-17

Researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies. This potentially deadly disease affects one in every 13 children in the U.S. That’s roughly two in every classroom. According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent between 1997 and 2011.

The national organization, Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), established Food Allergy Awareness Week in 1998 to educate the public and raise awareness of food allergies.

Food Allergy research continues to be done, and Atlanta Allergy & Asthma has participated in a number of important studies, but until there is a cure, we are dedicated to raising awareness and providing our patients with access to the most current and cutting-edge information available.

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Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic, the largest allergy practice in Georgia, has been the premier provider of quality care and research in the field of allergies, asthma, and immunology for more than 40 years. The practice’s board certified allergists and specially trained nurse practitioners are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic, asthmatic, and immunologic diseases. Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic is the only National Allergy Bureau certified pollen counting station in the Atlanta area. Go to www.AtlantaAllergy.com for daily updates.

Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic's Sandy Springs office is located at 1150 Hammond Drive, Bldg E, Ste 350. 

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