The US has approved a drug which aims to eliminate peanut allergies in children aged four to 17.
The treatment, called AR101, will be sold under the brand name Palforzia.
The drug has been designed to gradually reduce sensitivity to peanuts by exp
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Treating peanut allergy with regular exposure to small amounts of the food is effective - but only if a patient stays on the therapy, a study suggests.
King's College London scientists looked at the underlying behaviour of patients' cells - and found
During preschool snack time a boy refused his snack. His teacher encouraged him to eat. He told the teacher he could not eat the crackers because they had peanut butter on them. The teacher recalled that the boy had a peanut allergy and had accidenta
A "reckless" restaurant owner has been jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry.
Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway containing peanuts fr
