A little more than a year ago - newspapers, magazines, networks and blogs announced in bold headlines that there was a peanut allergy cure.
This news came from several successful clinical trials and studies that had recently released exciting results.
The most well known trial was from Duke University. Several children who underwent peanut allergy therapy were able to ingest a number of peanuts upon completing the trial.
It's still not clear whether these children built up a tolerance or are experiencing a true cure. (Study participants were encouraged to continue to eat peanut products daily.)
However, the results do look promising and several more studies are now underway ranging from oral immunotherapy to sublingual immunotherapy to even Trichuris Suis Ova Therapy ie: ingestion of parasite eggs.
Each therapy and study is different and some are currently recruiting volunteers. If you are interested more information, the studies that are available or would like to potentially enroll in a study; you can visit Clinical Trials at: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=peanut+allergy .
You can also search for trials on other conditions and allergens at clinicaltrials.gov .
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Ruth LovettSmith is the mother of a child with multiple life threatening food allergies and founder of Best Allergy Sites: Your Food Allergy and Gluten Free Guide http://www.bestallergysites.com/
Hi everyone I just found this
Hi everyone
I just found this forum and wanted to share something I do when I fly. I ordered business cards from an online printing company- I think I got about 200-300 for about 25.00, can't really remember, but was well worth it. You can custom order the cards to say whatever you want. Mine say, "Hello, I am a passenger on your flight today. I have a severe allergy to nuts, and if I breathe in nuts or nut products I will have a reaction requiring medical attention. I would like to ask that you please refrain from eating products containing nuts during this flight. I am very thankful for your cooperation. Have a nice flight!"
I pass these out at the gate area, about 45 minutes before the flight. I walk around asking people if they are going to my destination, for example, "Are you going to Boston today?", and if they say yes, I say, "Thank you" and hand them a card.
Since airlines won't accomodate my allergy, I only fly the ones who don't serve peanuts, such as Jet Blue. They used to make an announcement, but now they won't, so I make my needs known through these cards. I am VERY polite to everyone when I pass the cards out, and so far everyone has been supportive. It's not a guarantee, but if 90% of people listen and comply, at least only 10% of the plane poses a threat. It helps me to know that everyone knows, and so far, the airline has not had a problem with me doing this.