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SpECiAl TO NWA DEMOCrAT-GAzETTE Dr. Steve Cashman is a Little Rock, Arkansas native. He graduated from the University of Houston and then moved to San Antonio where he completed his residency and medical school. He then returned to Arkansas in 2002 landing in Fayetteville and joined ENT Head & Neck Surgery Center. After the retiring of Glen Fincher, MD and Martha Hutson Fincher, MD, he merged his practice with Allergy Care Center and formed ENT and Allergy Center. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (479) 521-3363. Steve Cashman, M.D. A food allergy occurs when the body has a specific and reproducible immune response to certain foods. The body's immune response can be severe and life threatening, such as anaphylaxis. Although the immune system normally protects people from germs, in people with food allergies, the immune system mistakenly responds to food as if it were harmful. Eight foods or food groups account for 90% of serious allergic reactions in the United States: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts. The symptoms and severity of allergic reactions to food can be different between individuals, and can also be different for one person over time. Anaphylaxis is a sudden and severe allergic reaction that may cause death. Not all allergic reactions will develop into anaphylaxis. • Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have asthma or other allergic conditions than those without food allergies. • The prevalence of food allergies among children increased 18% during 1997-2007, and allergic reactions to foods have become the most common cause of anaphylaxis in community health settings. Source: centerS for DiSeaSe control Did you know: Food allergies ent anD allergy center physicianPROFILE: EAR NOSE THROAT ENT and Allergy Center SATURdAY, mARch 30, 2019 | ApRil - AllERgiES nwAdg.cOm/YOUATYOURBEST | YOU AT YOUR BEST | 5 EAR NOSE THROAT ENT and Allergy Center Shortness of breath YOU ARE NOT ALONE. ONE IN EVERY TEN AMERICANS DEALS WITH: If you are troubled by allergy symptoms, give us a call today to request an allergy consultation. (479) 595-8945 Headache Stuffy nose Itchy, watery eyes Steve Cashman, MD 2100 N. Green Acres Rd. Fayetteville, AR 72703 www.entnwa.com EXPERIENCING ALLERGY SYMPTOMS? front row STEVE CASHMAN, MD Otolaryngologist back row, left to right HOPE ROWE, AUD Audiologist HALEY ENDACOTT, APRN-BC, AE-C Nurse Practitioner JAIME TURNER, PA Physician Assistant If you are troubled by allergy symptoms, give us a call today to request an allergy consultation. (479) 595-8945 EAR NOSE THROAT ENT and Allergy Center breath NOT ALONE. ONE IN EVERY TEN AMERICANS DEALS WITH: troubled by allergy symptoms, give us request an allergy consultation. (479) 595-8945 Headache Stuffy nose Itchy, watery eyes Steve Cashman, MD 2100 N. Green Acres Rd. Fayetteville, AR 72703 www.entnwa.com EXPERIENCING ALLERGY SYMPTOMS? EAR NOSE THROAT ENT and Allergy Center Shortness of breath YOU ARE NOT ALONE. ONE IN EVERY TEN AMERICANS DEALS WITH: you are troubled by allergy symptoms, give us call today to request an allergy consultation. (479) 595-8945 Headache Stuffy nose Itchy, watery eyes Steve Cashman, MD 2100 N. Green Acres Rd. Fayetteville, AR 72703 www.entnwa.com EXPERIENCING ALLERGY SYMPTOMS?

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