Scientists say they have taken a major step forward in finding a cure for peanut allergies. A new study, published in the journal The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, finds that a new therapy being ...

ADELAIDE, Australia - A new study suggests boiling peanuts could help those who suffer from a peanut allergy. Researchers from Flinders University recently published their findings in Clinical & ...

A new drug promises to increase allergy sufferers’ tolerance to peanuts in the form of a skin patch. (Photo: Getty Images) Ever since my son’s body broke out into hives and his face instantly swelled ...

At long last, it looks like doctors have developed a cure for peanut allergies, a common affliction that can kill. The treatment is literally nuts. A medical team at Addenbrooke's Hospital in ...

Peanut allergies are one of the most common food allergies, afflicting more than 6 million Americans. In recent decades, those numbers have continued to grow. With the prevalence of peanut allergies ...

Some people allergic to peanuts can tolerate small amounts. While for others, any exposure can be deadly. For decades, all these patients have been lumped together with the same management option -- ...

Large quantities of probiotics may also be the key to curing all food allergies in the future. A course of probiotics combined with an oral immunotherapy treatment using peanuts in kids who are ...

What is a peanut allergy? A peanut allergy is a medical condition that is triggered when a person comes into contact with peanut proteins. Their immune system "mistakenly identifies [the proteins] as ...