Peanut Allergy

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The study found that feeding kids peanut products regularly from infancy to the age of five reduced the rate of allergy in adolescence.

The FDA expanded approval for the asthma drug Xolair for multiple food allergies including peanuts and tree nuts to reduce reactions from accidental exposures.

Two studies pinpoint long-lived immune cells that "remember" allergies and likely sustain them through time.

A drug already approved for asthma and chronic hives may protect people with multiple food allergies against severe reactions to peanuts, eggs and milk.

Results from a phase three trial are encouraging for children with peanut allergies

The patch, called Viaskin, is designed to help children between one- and three-years-old develop at least some tolerance for peanuts. It could "fill a huge unmet need," one expert says.

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The gut microbiome plays a significant role in the immune system's tolerance of potential food allergens, such as milk or peanuts. Research has shown that certain bacteria can protect against food allergies by preventing antigens from entering the bloodstream.

Patients on peanut oral immunotherapy can prevent anaphylaxis by avoiding certain triggers and using epinephrine when needed, researchers report.

More kids had responses, decreased symptom severity, versus those who received placebo

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A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that giving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children ages 1 to 3 years safely desensitized most of them to peanut and induced remission of peanut allergy in one-fifth. The immunotherapy consisted of a daily oral dose of peanut flour for 2.5 years. Remission was defined as being able to eat 5 grams of peanut protein,…

If treated early enough, young children may be able to overcome their peanut allergies, according to researchers.

A new study finds that young children might be able to overcome their peanut allergies if treated early enough

Randomized trial expands the population for whom the approach has been shown to work