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Article: New Peanut Allergy Research Gives Hope that a Cure is Closer For Millions of Sufferers Living in Fear of Deadly Reactions, Says FAAN.
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- July 10, 2003
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FAIRFAX, Va., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- For peanut allergy sufferers, including 1.5 million U.S. adults and children who live each day afraid that one mistaken bite may cause a deadly reaction, a cure may be on the horizon. A new series of studies to be published this month in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology indicates that scientists are closer to finding a cure for peanut allergy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN).
"Carefully reading labels, asking questions about ingredients at restaurants and carrying epinephrine is a way of life for peanut allergy sufferers," said says Anne Munoz-Furlong, founder and CEO of FAAN. "So is ...