A study has estimated the economic cost of food allergies at $24.8 billion/year in the US

A study has estimated the economic cost of food allergies at $24.8 billion/year in the US, about 17% of it being borne by the health care industry and the rest by families. The cost to families includes both out-of-pocket costs (medication, doctor’s visits, specialized food, etc.) and opportunity costs in lost work productivity and, in some cases, lost job opportunities where a parent has to alter or give up a job to provide extra care.

Short article: Food Allergy’s Economic Burden on Families: $3,500 a Year (Allergic Living)

Longer article for those less familiar with what it takes to manage a severe allergy: What Food Allergies Are Costing Families and the Economy (Time)

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Spam on my blog jumped by a factor of 20 when I installed Comluv in April, with no increase in real comments. Time to end this experiment.

Spam on my blog jumped by a factor of 20 when I installed Comluv in April, with no increase in real comments. Time to end this experiment.

I guess it depends on the site. I wonder how long it’ll take for the spammers searching for “powered by commentluv” to drop off.

This story really hits home for me because the beginning so closely tracks my own experience exactly a week earlier…

Despite shots, peanut allergy kills teen

This story really hits home for me because the beginning so closely tracks my own experience exactly a week earlier during Comic-Con: Friday, on vacation, could tell there was something wrong immediately, reaction seemed to be under control but reemerged later…Except with me, the EpiPen worked, and I walked out of the hospital that evening.

No guarantees.