First Successful Peanut Allergy Cure

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First Successful Peanut Allergy Cure
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Fri, 02-20-2009 - 9:08am

Complete article at link.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4697742/Peanut-allergy-cured-in-world-first-for-British-children.html


Peanut allergy cured in world first for British children
Children with severe peanut allergies have been cured in the world's first successful treatment for the potentially fatal disorder, doctors have announced.

Doctors at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge gave four children tiny doses of peanut flour every day, gradually increasing the dose until now they can eat ten or more nuts a day.


Previously the children would have risked anaphylactic shock or even death if they accidentally ate even a trace amount of peanut.


The team say this is the first time that so-called desensitisation treatment has been successful. Earlier attempts at exposing children with peanut allergies to the nuts caused serious reactions.


It is thought this treatment has worked because it used small doses of flour which was eaten rather than previous attempts which involved injecting peanut extract or oil.


The results of the initial study are published in the journal Allergy which warned that the results are preliminary and the treatment should not be attempted outside research settings.

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Fri, 02-20-2009 - 9:25am
This is interesting. There had been a study in Colorado years ago where they tried this and, while it worked for some children, one child died, which ended the study.





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Fri, 02-20-2009 - 9:56am

"pretty scary eating out sometimes because you put blind faith in people you don't know."


Oh yes! My DH is allergic to the product put on salad to keep it fresh. It's often used in salad bars.


 


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