Book: The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic
May 23, 2010
The historian and author Heather Fraser recently released her book The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic . After reading and reviewing this fantastic reference guide, we now understand the history related to peanut allergy, one of the most common food allergen.
If you are looking for a great reference guide about peanut allergy, you will be very impressed by the contain of this book which includes details, examples, facts, information, statistics, studies, and more from Heather Fraser, a Toronto-based historian and mother of a peanut-allergic child. She based her researches on scientific cases throughout the history and managed to compile one of the best works we red so far, about the peanut allergy epidemic.
The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic is well-presented and divided throughout parts, chapters and sections. With shocking statistics and examples from all over the world, the author is demonstrating how the severe food allergy or epidemic is spreading. Also, the historian is pointing out the risk factors which included geography, gender, race, age, and birth and is telling the history of the peanut allergy by explaining the first discovery of anaphylaxis and naming the physicians and scientists who studied and discovered the miraculous drug, well-known as epinephrine and associated today to EpiPen® and Twinject®. Even if this invention has revolutionary the world, at the beginning, it brought some serious concerns as the drugs was associated with shares of failed attempts with bad toxins, vaccination and serious problems with needle and injection that affected the immune system.
The discovery of food anaphylaxis was another important aspect pointed out by the author in the history of peanut allergy. Peanut oil was introduced in many different ways such as penicillin from the US army to the chemist counters across the world and in vaccines where the signification of adjuvant was introduced and strongly criticized by scientists and searchers.
The peanut allergy acceleration is also well-explained by the author with statistics, stories and studies which shown the numerous cases towards the young population. This situation and observations raise awareness towards the scientists who questioned the origin and the provenance of the ingredients from the hypotheses presented by the author, which result in one of the most killer food allergen knows as peanut.
The author also includes great resources from different worldwide health organizations like the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), Food Allergy Initiative (FAI), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), World Health Organisation (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO) and more. Two articles Peanut Oil Used in a New Vaccine (p.123) and Are We Over-Vaccinating Our Kids? (p.161) supported also the author's great researches and works. Full details such as the latest statistics and examples classified by countries to explain and pin point the raise of peanut allergy epidemic on children are given in the Appendix. Today, we know that this allergen is now presented in every part of the world and awareness and prevention are really important for parents and family of children who sufferer of severe peanut allergy.
Finally, this reference guide will help you to understand the background and the history of peanut allergy. By knowing how peanut was introduced into our life, you will realize why the epidemic is spreading around the world even faster than during the era that people who introduced it to our society and to our immune system!
The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic (Innovation Press, 2010) is a must-read for every parent, teacher, and health professional. Heather Fraser, MA, BA, B.Ed is a Toronto-based writer. The book consists 211 pages with endnotes, index and appendix showing the global prevalence of the allergy. Book is $19.99 and available for purchase.
This meticulously researched book pinpoints the moment of the allergy's appearance and reveals the perfect storm of social, medical, political and economic factors from which the epidemic has grown.
If you will like to make a comment about The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic, contact the historian and author Heather Fraser. She welcomes your comments at her personal email address: info@peanutallergyepidemic.com .
To buy a copy of the book on-line, visit The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic website.
Sources:
www.peanutallergyepidemic.com
www.foodallergy.org
www.faiusa.org
www.fda.gov
www.who.int
www.wto.org
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