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Injection that can ‘reduce risk’ of food allergy reactions approved for use in US | US News
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An injection that can “reduce the risk of harmful allergic reactions” in people with food allergies has been approved for use in the US. Certain adults and children aged one or over who have immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergies will be eligible to have the injection, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The jab…
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Man left housebound by potentially deadly meat allergy triggered by tick bites | UK News
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A part-time dog walker has been left housebound after tick bites left him with a life threatening allergy to red meat. Christopher Goldman suffers from alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne illness that can cause anaphylaxis if he eats mammal meat such as beef, pork or lamb. He believes any exposure, including airborne transmission, to any mammal…
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Give peanut butter to babies to cut allergy rates by 77%, scientists say | UK News
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Giving babies smooth peanut butter between the age of 4 and 6 months could cause peanut allergies to plummet, scientists say. Researchers found there was a clear “window of opportunity” to expose babies to peanuts and reduce the risk of them developing an allergy. It needs to be done by the time they are six…