Health
Child Peanut Allergy Treatment ‘Breakthrough’
[BBC]
A breakthrough in treating peanut allergies may have been made by a team of British researchers.
A trial was carried out with 99 children, giving them a tiny dose of peanut protein every day, which was gradually increased.
The team found that 84% of the allergic children could eat the equivalent of five peanuts a day after six months.
It’s really important to remember that this trial was carried out safely by medical experts.
If you have a nut allergy, it would be very dangerous to try and eat them on your own. And many more tests are still needed before this type of treatment becomes more widespread.
