Peanut Allergy

Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy, distinct from nut allergies. It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from peanuts causing an overreaction of the immune system which may lead to severe physical symptoms for millions of people. The most severe peanut allergies can result in anaphylaxis, an emergency situation requiring immediate attention and treatment with epinephrine.

Peanut Allergy - most related articles:

- Desensitisation therapy may cure peanut allergy - 7.7
- Perry's Ice Cream recalls peanut butter ice cream products - 6.4
- FDA and CDC recommendations for consumers using peanut products - 6.1
- New treatment may cure food allergies - 5.7
- Food allergy cases increased by 18% in last 10 years - 5.7
- Kellogg extended recall of more peanut butter products - 5.6
- Kellogg holds Austin, Keebler peanut butter sandwich crackers - 5.4
- Hy-Vee recalls bakery products with tainted peanut butter - 5.3
- Nut products during pregnancy increases asthma risk in children - 5.1
- General Nutrition Centers recalls Triflex Peanut Butter Soft Chews - 5.1

Peanut Allergy articles

Westco products linked to recalled peanuts, US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume any peanuts or peanut-derived products sold by Irvington, New Jersey-based Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc. (Westco/Westcott) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Desensitisation therapy may cure peanut allergy
A group of children with peanut allergy no longer have to worry about severe immune reactions after taking part in the world's first successful peanut desensitisation programme.

Fear of nuts creating hysteria
Measures to control nuts are instead making things worse in a cycle of over-reaction and increasing sensitisation, to the point where the responses bear many of the hallmarks of mass psychogenic illness.

New treatment may cure food allergies
A team of scientists from across Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy.

Nut products during pregnancy increases asthma risk in children
Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily during pregnancy increase their children's risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut products during pregnancy, according to new research from the Netherlands.

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What is Peanut Allergy
Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy, distinct from nut allergies. It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from peanuts causing an overreaction of the immune system which may lead to severe physical symptoms for millions of people. The most severe peanut allergies can result in anaphylaxis, an emergency situation requiring immediate attention and treatment with epinephrine.

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