Home Featured Content Article Archive Directors' Choice Awards About Us Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Teacher Quicksource Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Blog State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 6/13/2005 8:15:00 PM Author: Terri Subject: peanut problem People have been eating peanut products for hundreds of years. Our genetic make up has not altered, so why would there suddenly be a massive increase in human intolerance to peanuts? AIDES is a virus...it is not a similar situation to peanut allergies! Not a good analogy! Viruses mutate. Viruses emerge and disappear throughout history. Humans in increasing numbers are not suddenly intolerant at a "life threatening" level to peanuts, popcorn, and cracker jacks! I believe the health insurance industry and the media, along with lawyers, have overhyped the threat of food allergies for their own benefit. If an allergic child is safe with an epi pen at a ball game, amusement park, etc. she is safe at school with the same arrangement. Name: Email: Subject

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