Peanut allergy

Exclusively breastfeeding infants linked to higher allergy rates in young children, study finds

Children who were exclusively breastfed had an 82% higher risk in the first year, 62% at age two, and 54% at age three.

Newborn breastfed babies usually nurse 10 to 12 times a day, and generally about every two hours from the start of one breastfeeding session to the start of the next
EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen in Washington, U.S. August 24, 2016.

Mistakes in allergy diagnosis during wartime injury treatment are tragic, but are avoidable

 Mix of dried fruit and nuts (illustrative).

Fighting food allergies becomes another ritual at synagogues, schools and camps

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Peanut allergies reduced by 77% by introducing peanuts at 4-6 months old


Boiled peanuts can desensitize children allergic to peanuts - study

Fifty-six of the 70 (80%) participants in the study became desensitized to peanuts.

 Illustrative image of peanuts.

This is what anaphylactic shock looks like—and it's scary

Symptoms usually appear within minutes of exposure and can turn deadly if not treated quickly.

 EpiPen Generic - an epinephrine injection auto-injector, used for allergic reactions.

Can peanuts help you lose weight? New study says yes

Many won’t eat nuts because of the amount of fat and calories they contain, but a new study found that eating peanuts before a meal can lead to lower blood pressure and weight loss.

 Illustrative image of peanuts.

You’ve come a long way, Baby Bamba

And continuing in a different way, now that Osem will replace the popular snack's boy mascot with a girl in honor of International Woman's Day. Her introductory preview on YouTube has gone viral.

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Peanut allergy treatment approved in the United States

The drug Palforzia, or AR101, administers children minute amounts of peanut protein increasingly over a six-month period to build up youngster's immunity to the legume strain.

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