Allergies
By: Steve Parker
Series: Need to know; Need to know?
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780431097602
Subjects: Allergy; Juvenile literature
Description: Defines what an allergy is, various types of allergies, some prevention and treatment methods, and other issues related to allergic conditions.
Table of contents: title: Allergies; title: Early history of allergies; title: Recent history of allergies; title: What is an allergy?; title: Different types of allergies; title: Who is affected?; title: More and more allergies; title: Allergies in the nose; title: Hay fever and similar allergies; title: Skin allergies; title: Food allergies; title: Drug and microbe allergies; title: Allergies to bites and stings; title: Allergy can be deadly=anaphylaxis; title: Is it an allergy?; title: Tackling an allergy; title: Living with an allergy; title: Allergy out and about; title: Prevention and treatment; title: Medical science and allergies; title: Complementary therapies; title: Can allergies be cured?; title: Hopes for the future; title: Allergies: same but different.