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Posted by duddy   August 31, 2014   6253 views

New research from the University of Chicago in the US shows that a class of bacteria known as Clostridia can block peanut allergies in mice, and suggests it could be used to treat similar conditions in humans.

Clostridia is one of the types of bacteria killed off by antibiotic use in early childhood, and this research supports the emerging theory that increased antibiotic use is one of the factors that has caused food allergies in kids to rise by 50% since 1997.

Source: http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142708-26075.html

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This is great news. Peanut is healthy for you! But a lot of peanut allergies are extreme (air constriction rather than skin itch/urticaria/etc.)
Posted on Sep 1, 2014 by oopsyea
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