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Research Sheds Light on Which Kids Will Develop Peanut Allergy
New guidelines released in January 2017 say that feeding peanut to young infants at high risk for developing peanut allergy… Read more »
Allergists Excited for Peanut Therapy That’s in Line for Approval
Hundreds of allergists turned out to see Dr. Stacie Jones present highly anticipated study results at the AAAAI/WAO joint congress… Read more »
Georgia Girl, 12, Died of Severe Peanut-Allergic Reaction, Despite Efforts to Save Her
Amanda Huynh was on her way home on the school bus when she suffered an anaphylactic reaction on March 6, 2018.… Read more »
Peanut OIT Therapy Sees Success, Boosting Hope for FDA Approval
An FDA-approved treatment for food allergy is closer to reality after Aimmune Therapeutics announced that its large, Phase 3 trial… Read more »
When to Introduce Peanut to Baby
Several medical journals published the new guidelines for the early introduction of peanut-containing foods to children as a strategy to… Read more »
Hope Remains for the Viaskin Peanut Patch
The future of the peanut patch immunotherapy treatment is uncertain after a Phase 3 trial failed to meet its main… Read more »
Increase in Childhood Peanut, Nut, Shellfish Allergies, Study Finds
Food allergy is on the rise, with a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology… Read more »
Is Someone With Peanut Allergy More Likely to Develop Sesame Seed Allergy?
Q: Does being allergic to peanut make a person more susceptible to a seed allergy? My peanut-allergic daughter recently reacted… Read more »
Genes Could Play a Role in Development of Peanut Allergy, Study Finds
Study zeroes in on specific gene linked to food allergies.