Children Might Outgrow Peanut Allergy
A new study
reveals that children's peanut allergies might not last forever, a finding
that contrasts with what researchers previously thought.
In addition,
occasionally eating peanuts could help children keep up a tolerance for
the nut, said Dr. Robert Wood, pediatric allergy specialist at Johns Hopkins
Children's Center, who conducted the study.
He also recommended
that children allergic to peanuts be tested every couple of years to see
how they react.
In the study,
Wood tested 80 children who had previously been diagnosed with a peanut
allergy. More than half had no reaction when they ate a peanut product.
Among this group were some children who had once had life-threatening reactions
to peanuts.
David Reading,
head of the U.K.'s Anaphylaxis Campaign, told the BBC parents of children
should be aware of the new findings. But he warned emergency medication
should be accessible until the child has been tolerant for one to two years.
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