During the past few decades, scientists have amassed evidence that allergic diseases are on the increase in the Western world. Bolstering these findings, a new study suggests that allergies in Greenland almost doubled from 1987 to 1998.
Allergic disorders such as asthma, hay fever, and eczema are common in wealthy nations.
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