A recent report by the Center for Disease Control shows a huge jump in the number of American kids with food and skin allergies. Some are so severe, they’re life-threatening. There are several theories about why this is happening, including the proliferation of anti-bacterial soaps. We’ll talk about that, and why advances in treatment has been so frustratingly slow.
Guests:
- Dr. Mark Holbreich- An allergist in Indianapolis who treats children and adults. He has conducted research on Amish populations, which exhibit very low rates of allergies.
- Dr. Wayne Shreffler- Director of the Food Allergy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is also chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
- Dr. Susan Schaefer- An adult and pediatric allergy/asthma specialist with Dartmouth-Hitchcock
