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Now researchers in Australia are reporting in the Clinical & Experimental Allergy journal that they've made "promising early signs" that using boiled peanuts to treat children with peanut allergies could be safe and effective.
"Unfortunately, oral immunotherapy doesn't work for everyone and we are in the process of improving our understanding of how these treatments work and what factors can influence how people respond to treatment," Flinders University researcher Tim Chataway says in a press release.
In the clinical trial, 70 peanut-allergic children between the ages of 6 and 18 ate boiled peanuts for 12 hours a day for 12 weeks, two-hour boiled peanuts for 20 weeks, and roasted peanuts for 20 weeks.
The children were given small and increasing doses of boiled peanuts, and when they showed no signs of an allergic reaction, increasing doses of roasted peanuts were then provided to increase their tolerance in the next stage of treatment.
Of the 70 participants, 66% became desensitized to peanuts after eating 12 roasted peanuts without allergic reactions, and only three withdrew from the trial due to adverse events.
"This clinical trial could help develop...
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Canada is putting its money where its mouth is, with a $2.5 million investment in five projects in India meant to help the country's poor, the Toronto Star reports.
"Many of these novel projects...more
If you're looking for a good time while raising money for a good cause, try golf.
The Salvation Army in Virginia Beach held its annual " Swings Fore Strings" fundraiser on Saturday, hoping to...more
"When we started Viz.ai, we had a vision that by using artificial intelligence, we could help healthcare systems work smarter and faster, improving patient outcomes and ultimately saving lives,"...more
"We want to bring a higher level of integrity to the sales and marketing process and continue to rectify our systems to support our franchisees," Chris Stolzman, CEO of Castle Rock Hormone Health,...more
Direct primary care (DPC) practicesin which patients pay a flat monthly fee to their health care providerare an alternative to the "third-party payer systems" that have plagued much of the health...more
If you're a patient at the University of Miami Health System, you'll soon be able to use your face to check in.
The hospital system is working with CLEAR, the company that powers facial...more
"Africa faces significant healthcare challenges," says Mopelola Ajegbile, founder of Pishon Health.
"However, the continent is also brimming with talented innovators developing solutions...more
A new study out of the University of Arizona suggests that people at high risk for Alzheimer's may be able to delay or avoid the disease, the Arizona Republic reports.
According to a press...more
The Walleye Tank is Minnesota's premier life-science pitch competition, and for the second year in a row, the winner has been named: Simply ShowerSimply Shower, which provides a magnetic system with...more
If you're an expert in geographic information system (GIS) technology, you may want to consider attending the annual Esri User Conference in San Diego next month.
The event, which runs from July...more
Meticulon, a project of Autism Calgary Association in partnership with the federal government and the Sinneave Family Foundation, operates as a social enterprise that renders high-tech services provided by people with autism, leveraging their natural abilities at requiring attention to detail, repetition, and sequencing.