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Potential Cure For Peanut Allergy

Potential Cure For Peanut Allergy

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by: FoFa Active Indicator LED Icon 17 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 4, '14 1:36pm  
In a new study, researchers gave 85 kids a tiny amount of peanut protein, and then gradually ramped up that amount over the course of six months. At the end of that period, 88 percent of them could tolerate eating the equivalent of five peanuts without suffering an allergic reaction. And 58 percent could eat the equivalent of 10 peanuts without incident. The study consisted of two six-month periods; in the first span, half the kids were first given a placebo. None of them became tolerant to peanuts, showing the study results weren't due to the placebo effect. One of the study authors, Andrew Clark, told The Guardian that it dramatically transformed some of the kids' lives. "This treatment allowed children with all severities of peanut allergy to eat large quantities of peanuts, well above the levels found in contaminated snacks and meals, freeing them and their parents from the fear of a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction," he said.Others warned that, although it was promising, it shouldn't yet be considered a cure, and definitely shouldn't be tried at home. "This is a really important research step in trying to improve our management of peanut allergy, but is not yet ready for use in clinical practice," Gideon Lack, who is running a peanut allergy trial at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London, told the BBC. "We need a proper risk assessment to be done to ensure we will not make life more dangerous for these children." 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 4, '14 1:43pm  
That makes sense. My son is on allergy drops which consist of increasingly larger concentrations of the allergens. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 4, '14 1:44pm  
No mention of what % could tolerate the odor of peanuts.  The real problem is when an entire school bans peanut products, because one child is allergic. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 4, '14 10:55pm  
No mention of what % could tolerate the odor of peanuts.  The real problem is when an entire school bans peanut products, because one child is allergic.
 
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My daughter has a severe peanut allergy and while I have never pushed her schools to be peanut free only the classrooms this comment always makes my blood boil. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 4, '14 11:52pm  
In the US, there are three million people allergic to peanut and tree nuts. The number of children living with the peanut allergy has tripled between 1997 and 2008.
Speaking from experience, there are few things more worrisome than wondering if this is the day your child may have to see if epipens really work. Like the girl from california that was given three epipens by her doctor father and still died. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I do understand that the disability card can be overplayed. It is a hard tightrope to walk.
Just saying. 4951
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