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Article: DRUG FOR PEANUT ALLERGIES OFFERS FREEDOM FROM FEAR.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 11, 2003
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Byline: THOMAS H. MAUGH II Los Angeles Times
A new experimental drug can blunt allergic reactions to peanuts, offering the first ray of hope to 1.5 million Americans who are at risk of severe reactions or death from inadvertent exposure to the commonplace legume, researchers said Monday.
The drug, which blocks an immune system molecule, does not cure peanut allergies, but increases tolerance sufficiently so that patients no longer need fear dying from accidental ingestion, which can occur from eating such common fare as Chinese food made with peanut oil, gravy thickened with peanut flour, or even cookies made on improperly cleaned baking equipment. An ...