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Phase 1 study of a food allergy herbal formula
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
A new paper has been published describing the progress of safety and tolerability trials of the herbal product, food allergy herbal formula 2 (FAHF-2), in human subjects with food allergy. Previous studies of FAHF-2 in a murine model of peanut-induced anaphylaxis have shown it has a protective effect against peanut allergy.
US stalls on peanut ban on planes
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation has stalled a proposal to ban peanuts on planes, acknowledging that such a ban would be a violation of the 2000 Appropriations Act.
Rice malt offers promise for new gluten-free products
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Researchers in Italy have produced what they believe is a good quality gluten-free malt using rice instead of barley. They maintain the malted rice has appreciable sensory characteristics that could be used by the food industry to produce a number of products, including gluten-free beer and foodstuffs.
Read more: Rice malt offers promise for new gluten-free products
Early cow's milk exposure may have protective effect
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
While it is believed the majority of children with cow's milk allergy outgrow their condition, there are a range of estimates of how many individuals this relates to. Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel conducted a study of 13,000 infants born in an Israeli hospital between 2004 and 2006 to collect clear and accurate data on this subject, and uncovered some interesting results in relation to age of first exposure.
Read more: Early cow's milk exposure may have protective effect
Protecting peanut-allergic children
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
The authors of a recent report on the effectiveness and safety of oral immunotherapy believe it may be a safe and effective treatment for developing enough peanut tolerance to protect many high-risk peanut-allergic children from accidental exposure.
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