Article: Treatment for deadly food allergies 'here in ten years'

THE first effective treatment for potentially lethal food allergies could be on the market within a decade, according to an expert.

Currently people who experience severe reactions to food such as peanuts and dairy products simply have to avoid them.

However, researchers have found a way of reproducing the substance that causes the allergy, so its potency can be reduced.

This means it can be used as a "hypoallergenic vaccine" to reduce the overreaction by the body's immune system, which can kill. The same techniques could also be used against hay fever and allergic asthma.

At the same time, scientists are looking to extract a compound in unpasteurised milk that appears to stop people ...

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