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Published: 11/3/10

Peanuts During Pregnancy: Nibble Now Could Mean Childhood Allergy Later

By  Katie Drummond - AOL News
Peanuts During Pregnancy: Nibble Now Could Mean Childhood Allergy Later

(Nov. 3) -- Could you go nine months without peanut butter? That's the foreboding potential of an extensive new study, which concludes that that pregnant women who consume peanuts and peanut-based products put their kids at increased risk of peanut allergies, which means a lifetime without peanuts for their precious offspring -- not to mention the potential for particularly hazardous allergic reactions. Surge Desk breaks down the findings: What did the study pinpoint about peanuts? Reporting in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers describe a study of 503 American ...

Published: 02/22/10

Parents, Rejoice: Peanut Allergy Cure Within Sight, British Study Finds

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Parents, Rejoice: Peanut Allergy Cure Within Sight, British Study Finds

Researchers in Cambridge, England, believe that they have uncovered a successful, long-term cure for the peanut allergy. As they embark on the largest clinical trial of its kind in the world, they predict a treatment for this and other potentially life-threatening food allergies in as little as three years. ...

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