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... desensitising those with peanut allergies is still not a viable treatment – although it could be in the future, according to a new paper published in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology ... peanut allergy affects about one per cent of the population in westernized countries, the authors wrote, and previous studies have shown that the prevalence of peanut allergy, which can be fatal, has doubled in the uk and us over the past decade ... due to very limited therapeutic options – peanut avoidance is currently the only way to prevent a reaction, but even tiny amounts can trigger a response – there is a need for alternatives ... peanut oral immunotherapy (oit) – in which patients are given tiny amounts of ground peanuts at a gradually increasing dose – has been shown to raise the tolerance threshold for allergic reactions

... a new trial into ways to counter peanut allergies to going ahead in the uk, following a successful pilot ... researchers from addenbrookes hospital in cambridge previously concluded that the tolerance of some peanut allergy sufferers could be built up over time, to cope with up to five nuts without ill effect or anaphylaxis ... the children will be given daily doses of peanut flour starting from 1mg in yoghurt ... the researchers have warned that peanut allergy sufferers and parents should not attempt to build up tolerance at home

... the number of people who are allergic to fruit and vegetables is soaring and could already surpass the number of people suffering from peanut allergies, according to experts ... meanwhile recent figures show peanut allergies affects one in 50 young people in the uk ... this means that oas is likely to be more prevalent than peanut allergies, which are far less common, according to allergy uk spokeswoman lindsey mcmanus ... com: “it may well be that because the incidence of hay fever is very high, it (oas) is probably going to be higher than peanut allergies ... "it is a bit like the peanut allergy was the epidemic of the 1990s ... "in terms of numbers, fruit and vegetables are the new form of peanut allergy

... the number of people who are allergic to fruit and vegetables is soaring and could already surpass the number of people suffering from peanut allergies, according to experts ... meanwhile recent figures show peanut allergies affects one in 50 young people in the uk ... this means that oas is likely to be more prevalent than peanut allergies, which are far less common, according to allergy uk spokeswoman lindsey mcmanus ... com: “it may well be that because the incidence of hay fever is very high, it (oas) is probably going to be higher than peanut allergies ... "it is a bit like the peanut allergy was the epidemic of the 1990s ... "in terms of numbers, fruit and vegetables are the new form of peanut allergy

... adding polyphenols compounds to liquid peanut butter may reduce the level of proteins in the product responsible for peanut allergy, suggests a new study ... adding caffeic, chlorogenic and ferulic acids to liquid peanut butter could reduce the levels of major peanut allergens, ara h 1 and ara h 2, according to findings published in the journal food chemistry ... si-yin chung and elaine champagne from the united states department of agriculture, agricultural research service wrote that, while the binding of he major soluble peanut allergens was achieved in this study, such peanut-based products are far from hitting supermarket shelves ... “if proven by clinical studies, the research may lead to the development of less allergenic liquid peanut-based products,” they wrote ... “the mainstay of therapy for ige-mediated peanut allergy remains avoidance of the offending foods and following the guidelines of food allergy management ... ” peanut allergy peanut allergies are rising in humans, with an estimated 2 ... there is no current cure for food allergy and vigilance by an allergic individual is the only way to prevent a reaction but a peanut allergy can be so severe that only very tiny amounts can be enough to trigger a response ... with peanut allergy potentially fatal for some people, food manufacturers are already bound by certain regulations, depending on the country, to highlight possible allergens in a food product, such as the eu’s labelling directive 2000/13/ec ... polyphenol potential the ars scientists treated peanut protein extracts and liquid peanut butter with caffeic, chlorogenic and ferulic acids ... the polyphenols irreversibly formed insoluble complexes and was linked to reduced levels of the soluble major peanut allergens ... “as a result of the complexation, ige binding of the extracts and liquid peanut butter was reduced approximately 10- to 16-fold,” wrote chung and champagne

... gradual exposure to peanut may put an end to peanut allergy, if results of a small study from cambridge are followed by similar positive results ... scientists from addenbrooke’s hospital in cambridge exposed four peanut-allergic children to gradually increasing quantities of peanut protein, and found that all the children can now tolerate about 800 mg grams of protein, which is the equivalent to five peanuts, per day ... peanut allergies are rising in humans, with an estimated 2 ... there is no current cure for food allergy and vigilance by an allergic individual is the only way to prevent a reaction but a peanut allergy can be so severe that only very tiny amounts can be enough to trigger a response ... with peanut allergy potentially fatal for some people, food manufacturers are already bound by certain regulations, depending on the country, to highlight possible allergens in a food product, such as the eu’s labelling directive 2000/13/ec ... four children give hope dr clark and his co-workers recruited the four children aged 12, 13, 9, and 13, and investigated if peanut oral immunotherapy (oit) could induce clinical tolerance to peanut protein ... an initial challenge confirmed the presence of peanut allergy in the children, with one of them experiencing anaphylaxis that required an injection of adrenaline ... the children then began oit as daily doses of peanut flour ... early exposure may be vital a recent study comparing incidence of peanut allergy in jewish children in the uk and israel (where no recommendations for peanut avoidance exist) showed that children in the uk were 10 times more likely to suffer from peanut allergy than their israeli counterparts ... findings in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology showed that 69 per cent of israeli children were consuming peanut, while only ten per cent of the children in the uk were eating peanuts

... fears over the dangers of peanut allergy, a potentially deadly allergy for certain people, are becoming sensationalist and hysterical, according to a harvard professor ... “the cycle of increasing anxiety, draconian measures, and an increasing prevalence of nut allergies must be broken,” he said ... peanut allergies are rising in humans, with an estimated 2 ... there is no current cure for food allergy and vigilance by an allergic individual is the only way to prevent a reaction but a peanut allergy can be so severe that only very tiny amounts can be enough to trigger a response ... however, a recent study comparing incidence of peanut allergy in jewish children in the uk and israel (where no such recommendations exist) showed that children in the uk were 10 times more likely to suffer from peanut allergy than their israeli counterparts ... findings in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology showed that 69 per cent of israeli children were consuming peanut, while only ten per cent of the children in the uk were eating peanuts ... one example cited in the bmj article involved the evacuation and decontamination pf a school bus in the us following discovery of one peanut on the floor ... lightning bolts are equally as dangerous in attempt to add perspective, the harvard professor notes that 150 people die each year from food allergies in the us ... “there are no doubt thousands of parents who rid their cupboards of peanut butter but not of guns,” he added ... ” source: british medical journal 2008; 337: a2880 “this allergies hysteria is just nuts” author: n

... avoiding peanuts in infancy and early childhood may increase the risk of developing peanut allergy, says a joint british-israeli study ... children in the uk, where recommendations are to avoid peanuts during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infancy, were 10 times more likely to suffer from peanut allergy than their israeli counterparts, according to a new study published in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology ... previous studies have shown that the prevalence of peanut allergy, which can be fatal, has doubled in the uk and us during the last decade ... the new research, led by george du toit from king’s college london and asthma uk centre in allergic mechanisms of asthma, compared the incidence of peanut allergy in 8,600 jewish school-age children in the uk and israel ... the findings showed that in israel, the prevalence of peanut allergy is only 0 ... “the most obvious difference in the diet of infants in both populations occurs in the introduction of peanut,” write du toit ... at nine months of age, 69 per cent of israeli children were consuming peanut, while only ten per cent of the children in the uk were eating peanuts ... while the results appear to cast doubt on government health recommendations of peanut avoidance in such countries where such recommendations exist, the researchers stressed that more research is needed before those guidelines should be changed ... growing problem peanut allergies are rising in humans, with an estimated 2 ... in addition to peanuts, the escalating incidences of all food allergies in europe and the desire to avoid potentially harmful consumer confusion underpinned changes to the labelling directive 2000/13/ec to highlight possible allergens in a food product ... there is no current cure for food allergy and vigilance by an allergic individual is the only way to prevent a reaction but a peanut allergy can be so severe that only very tiny amounts can be enough to trigger a response

... a high level report from the uk's house of lords has said advice on peanut consumption by pregnant women and children to reduce allergy risk could be counterproductive, and calls for urgent withdrawal pending review ... the country's department of health advises that pregnant women with a family history of allergies may with to avoid eating peanuts, and not feed them to their children until they are at least three years old ... a report from the lords' select committee on science and technology on allergy noted that the most dramatic increase in food allergy prevalence in recent years has been seen for peanut allergy ... the isle of wight birth cohort study reported in 2002 that peanut sensitisation had "increased three-fold" in children born between 1994 and 1996, compared to those born in 1989 ... " however the committee drew on evidence from a number of experts, who cited studies indicating that exposing a child's immune system to peanut allergen at an early age could actually result in tolerance ... in particular, they said that in israel, where the incidence of peanut allergy is lower than in the uk, peanuts are commonly used in infants' weaning foods ... "we are very concerned that department of health dietary advice regarding peanut consumption for pregnant women and infants is based upon evidence that was reported nine years ago… we recommend that this advice should be withdrawn immediately, pending a comprehensive review…" said the lords' committee, which is chaired by baroness finaly of llandaff ... half of the children will receive peanut products regularly and the other half will avoid them ... "it is hoped that analysis of the proportion of children in each group which develops peanut allergy, will help to determine whether avoidance or consumption reduces the risk of developing the allergy ," said the report

... ahmedna claims his new process is a first for food science and could provide relief to millions of peanut allergy sufferers ... immunoassays by the researched showed total inactivation of peanut allergens in whole roasted kernels, and the processed peanuts ... "we are extremely pleased that we were able to find such a simple solution to a vexing problem that has enormous economic and public health ramifications, both for peanut sensitive individuals, and the food industry as a whole," said ahmedna ... peanut and tree nuts can cause the most severe food allergies and affects about three million us residents a year and cause up to 150 deaths ... in industrialised countries allergies have been rapidly increasing in children, for causes that are not entirely understood ... one study showed that between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies in children doubled in the united states, ahmedna sated ... during the course of the project, he also developed a process to remove a common mold toxin from peanuts, a low-fat, high protein meat substitute, an infant formula, and antioxidants from red peanut skins ... the allergy-free peanut is the first in a portfolio of peanut innovations to be available for commercialisation from north carolina agricultural and technical state university