peanut allergies
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Parents Are Still Reluctant To Give Peanuts To Infants, Despite New Guidelines
Early last year, in a colossal U-turn, the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) issued updated clinical guidelines advising parents to feed peanuts to infants at an early age to prevent the onset of dangerous allergies. More than a year later, parents – who for years were warned to do the exact…
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A Gut Microbe Could Be The Key To Stopping Peanut Allergies
In the past few decades, food allergies have been increasingly and mysteriously on the rise. A possible explanation lies with our gut bacteria, which have been reshaped by our soap-laden and antibiotics-laden lifestyles. A new study in mice adds intriguing evidence: one particular type of bacteria prevents sensitivity to peanuts.