According to a new clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, wearing a patch for 12 months helped desensitize toddlers with mild allergies to peanuts.Many parents don’t know the steps they can take to reduce the risk of their child developing a peanut allergy, five years after new prevention guidelines emerged, according to a new report.as young as 4 months old to prevent peanut allergies.
“There is a lot to juggle during a 4- or 6-month appointment. We need to find ways to support pediatricians in their workflows to incorporate the prevention guidelines,” said senior author Dr. Ruchi Gupta, director of Northwestern’s Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research and pediatrician at Lurie Children’s Hospital.estimated more than 4 million children did not have health coverage, which could impede access to the health care system where most patients learn about food allergies.
“We have to get to all the pediatricians, not just those who work in academic or affluent areas," she said. “But we need to think outside that box as well.”