Immunology
Experimental treatments seek to stem rising tide of food allergies
For Amy Schwabe and her daughter, Alex, candy can be scary.
Jul 22, 2016
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Anaphylaxis risk up for siblings of peanut allergic children
(HealthDay)—The risk of anaphylaxis is increased upon peanut introduction in siblings of children with peanut allergy, according to a study published online June 13 in Allergy.
Jun 14, 2016
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Immunology
Peanut allergy prevention strategy is nutritionally safe, study shows
Introducing peanut-containing foods during infancy as a peanut allergy prevention strategy does not compromise the duration of breastfeeding or affect children's growth and nutritional intakes, new findings show. The work, ...
Jun 10, 2016
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Health
Investigator: FDA still taking months to recall tainted food
Federal health officials failed to force a recall of peanut butter and almond products for three months after advanced DNA testing confirmed salmonella contamination, government investigators reported Thursday.
Jun 9, 2016
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Immunology
Blockade of histamine receptors suppresses intestinal anaphylaxis in peanut allergy
Simultaneous pre-treatment with antihistamines that block both the H1 and H4 antihistamine receptors suppressed the gastrointestinal symptoms of food allergy in mice, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. The ...
May 25, 2016
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Immunology
Protection against peanut allergy by early consumption persists after 1 year of avoidance
Peanut allergy prevention achieved from early peanut consumption in at-risk infants persists after a one-year period of avoiding peanut, a clinical trial has found. The LEAP-ON clinical trial (Persistence of Oral Tolerance ...
Mar 4, 2016
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Immunology
Eating peanut in early years helps reduce risk of allergy even with later abstinence
The early introduction of peanut to the diets of infants at high-risk of developing peanut allergy significantly reduces the risk of peanut allergy until 6 years of age, even if they stop eating peanut around the age of five, ...
Mar 4, 2016
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Health
Peanuts, peanut butter may hold key to preventing obesity
Hispanic middle school children, at high risk for being overweight or obese, reduced their Body Mass Index (BMI) when they adhered to a nutrition intervention that included a snack of peanuts, compared to those children who ...
Mar 3, 2016
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Immunology
Migration clue to nut allergy
Australian-born children with Asian mothers have higher rates of nut allergy than Asian-born children who migrate to Australia, new research has found.
Feb 17, 2016
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Health
Alleviating malnutrition in children in resource-limited and conflict areas
In two articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, Saskia van der Kam of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and colleagues describe the outcomes of two randomised controlled trials in resource-limited settings to determine ...
Feb 9, 2016
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