Peanut Allergies: Prevention by Early Exposure

Even those who are not parents are probably aware of the fact that peanut allergies can be a major problem – especially for kids. Nearly all foods which contain nuts – or have even been produced in a factory which also manufactures nut products – are labeled with warnings to prevent accidental exposure to a child who is allergic to them.

This is because for many years, the most popular way to treat peanut allergies was simply to make sure that children avoided peanuts, peanut butter and other product with peanuts in them. New research from the U.K., however, is revealing …read more