TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith Mathew
TI  - Another Person's Poison: A History of Food Allergy
SN  - 9780231164856
AV  - RC596 .S65 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
N1  - includes bibliographic reference and index; Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: "Witchcraft, a fad, or a racket?" 1. Food Allergy Before Allergy 2. Anaphylaxis, Allergy, and the Food Factor in Disease 3. Strangest of All Maladies 4. Panic? Or the Pantry? 5. An Immunological Explosion? 6. The Problem with Peanuts Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
N2  - To some, food allergies seem like fabricated cries for attention. For others, they pose a dangerous health threat. Food allergies are bound up with so many personal and ideological concerns that it is difficult to determine what is medical and what is myth. This book parses the political, economic, cultural, and genuine health factors of a phenomenon that now dominates our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves
ER  -