This Skin Patch Could Help Reduce Peanut Allergies in Kids
It works by exposing them to tiny amounts of peanut though their skin. Scientists enrolled 413 infants with peanut allergies in a trial. For a year, 244 of them wore a Viaskin patch containing 250 micrograms of peanut protein or 0.01% of a peanut. The other 118 wore a placebo. The patches had to be worn for 23 hours a day, and changed once daily. After a year, 67% of the Viaskin wearers could tolerate a few peanuts. But only 34% of the placebo group could do the same.
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This Skin Patch Could Help Reduce Peanut Allergies in Kids

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