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Allergy sufferers risking lives by not carrying epi injectors

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Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

Its best course of treatment is a dose of epinephrine, usually provided by an auto-injector outside a hospital setting. But experts have found most people identified with this severe condition seldom carry this life saving medication. Maria Hayes explains.


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