Dr. Hugh Sampson: “Early Immunotherapy Helps Kids Beat Peanut Allergy”
Very young children who have shown reactivity to peanuts had a high rate of "sustained unresponsiveness" after stopping oral immunotherapy, researchers reported at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology annual meeting. Strict avoidance has been the standard of care for peanut allergy, but children and parents alike have a substantial fear of low-level contamination. A speaker at the press conference, Hugh Sampson, MD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, said, "They don't care if the child can't eat a peanut butter sandwich. At least they're not going to die from contamination." Learn more
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