Protection against peanut allergy persists even after peanuts stopped

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The technique of feeding peanuts to infants and young children who might be allergic not only protects them from a serious reaction immediately, but that protection persists even after the children stop eating peanut products, according to a new British study. The results were released at Friday’s annual meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Los Angeles one year after the researchers demonstrated for the first time that eating peanuts in infancy cut the risk of peanut allergies by 80 percent. “We wanted to make sure these children wouldn’t rebound and develop a peanut allergy” if the peanut therapy stopped.

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Vitamin D Won’t Guard Against Colds in People With Asthma – U.S. News & World Report

Vitamin D Won't Guard Against Colds in People With Asthma
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The findings surprised the researchers because they had previously shown that asthma flare-ups fell 40 percent in patients who took vitamin D supplements to increase low levels of the vitamin. Colds often cause asthma flare-ups, and the study authors …

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Discovered Mechanism Underlying “Farm Dust” Could Lead To Protection Against … – Lung Disease News


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Discovered Mechanism Underlying “Farm Dust” Could Lead To Protection Against
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While known for many years that children growing up on farms were more protected from asthma, no conclusive scientific findings could support this hypothesis until now. To uncover the connection between the exposure to farm dust and protection against …
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Growing Up On A Farm Protects Against Allergens And Asthma – Design & Trend


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Growing Up On A Farm Protects Against Allergens And Asthma
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People who grew up on a farm are far less likely to suffer from allergies and asthma, writes Nature World News. That's according to researchers from the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) and Ghent University who have found a link between
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Transplanted from Springfield, Kellogg family leads fight against asthma – MassLive.com


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Transplanted from Springfield, Kellogg family leads fight against asthma
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Robert and Laura Kellogg of Springfield, who moved to North Carolina in 2007 to improve the air quality for their asthmatic children, were part of a White House ceremony on Aug. 3, during which President Obama signed the Clean Power Plan to reduce …

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High-fiber diet during pregnancy may protect offspring against asthma – Medical News Today


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High-fiber diet during pregnancy may protect offspring against asthma
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Led by Dr. Alison Thorburn, of the Department of Immunology at Monash University in Australia, the study suggests a high-fiber diet alters a mother's gut bacteria during pregnancy, producing anti-inflammatory substances that suppress asthma-related

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