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posted by mrpg on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the snoopy dept.

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New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows ‘Lifesaving’ Potential

[...] The goal of the treatment is not to cure the allergy or enable children to eat peanut butter sandwiches, but to reduce the risk that an accidental exposure to trace amounts will trigger a life-threatening reaction in someone with a severe allergy, and relieve the fear and anxiety that go along with severe peanut allergies.

The results, announced Sunday at a conference of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Seattle, may lead to approval of what could be the first oral medication that ameliorates reactions in children with severe peanut allergies.

After six months of treatment followed by six months of maintenance therapy, two-thirds of the 372 children who received the treatment were able to ingest 600 milligrams or more of peanut protein — the equivalent of two peanuts — without developing allergic symptoms. By contrast, only 4 percent of the 124 children who had been given a placebo powder were able to consume the same amount of peanut without reacting.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Subsentient on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:11AM (3 children)

    by Subsentient (1111) on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:11AM (#764128) Homepage Journal

    Agreed. Expose your children to all sorts of strange foods. I'm serious. It teaches their immune system that the items aren't a threat at an early age.
    It's good for them.

    I'm really lucky I don't have a peanut allergy, but thanks to people with peanut allergies, I won't eat peanuts in public for fear of setting off a reaction by touching a guard rail and leaving peanut dust. I really love peanuts. I don't begrudge them, but if we don't do something about these allergies, soon there will be many foods that aren't safe to have in public at all.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by takyon on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:28AM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:28AM (#764132) Journal

    I'm really lucky I don't have a peanut allergy, but thanks to people with peanut allergies, I won't eat peanuts in public for fear of setting off a reaction by touching a guard rail and leaving peanut dust.

    You're not doing your part to expose more people to peanut dust.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:35PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:35PM (#764210)

    "setting off a reaction by touching a guard rail and leaving peanut dust"
    That's not how it works.

    • (Score: 2) by Subsentient on Wednesday November 21 2018, @08:08AM

      by Subsentient (1111) on Wednesday November 21 2018, @08:08AM (#764623) Homepage Journal

      Depends on the severity of the allergy.

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