A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) explored what opportunities exist t

Children with high-threshold peanut allergies showed incredible improvements after undergoing an 18-month program using store-bought peanut butter to desensitize them. The approach could help nearly a million kids with this type of allergy.

“Our study results suggest a safe, inexpensive and effective pathway for allergists to treat children with peanut allergy who can already tolerate the equivalent of at least half a peanut, considered a high-threshold peanut allergy,” said study lead author Dr. Scott Sicherer, chief of allergy and immunology at Mount Sinai in New York City.

For kids with peanut allergies, even just a whiff of peanut butter can feel like it might trigger some kind […]

Consuming increasing amounts of peanut butter could cure children with mild peanut allergies, according to a new study, though researchers caution the strategy should not be tried without the input of an allergy specialist.