http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7899383.stmPeanut allergies affect one in 50 young people in the UK and commonly cause breathing problems.
Although at its most serious, it can lead to a potentially life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
....hmmm, small doses of like curing like. I wonder how long it will be before 30C peanut homeopathic remedies sugar pills are available? (with the inevitable, potentially dire, consequencies)
skb
Originally Posted by skbuncks
Surely nobody would be that bloody stupid - not even a homeopath?
Amazing ... a medical "breakthrough" report that doesn't contain the phrase "this treatment will not be available for patients for at least five years" ... !
That's because it's not a breakthrough, using desensitisation techniques for allergies has been around a while. As the article says though it's the first time the technique has been used for a food allergy, good news but only an extension of an existing technique.
Last edited by Mongrel; 20th February 2009 at 09:49 AM.
True, but whenever I see any article about a hopeful medical treatment, I start by skipping to the last paragraphs. If they say something like x years of additional research required, I assume the information was released as part of the requirement to be seen to be doing something, and so stay in a job for a few more years.
The only "new" treatments I'm interested in are the ones which I could expect to be offered if I happened to come down with the ailment in question today.
Ahh - Gotcha
Although to be fair it looks like the information was released because of the successful nature and completion of the procedure
I hope this news is as good as it sounds. I've got some sensitivity to peanuts and just last week our daughter took an allergic reaction to sesame seeds. I'd love to be able to eat nuts again with no worries
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