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Peanut desensitisation programme works for 12-year-old girl from Iowa. 11/11

A good article in the Scientific American on immunotherapy and desensitisation techniques for peanut and milk allergy. 06/11

Peanut-free sections in baseballs stadiums welcome allergic fans – 06/11

Excellent post on About.com on how to remove peanut residue from hands and from furniture – also noting that washing out the mouth does not get rid of peanut residue from the saliva.
05/11

Article in the MailOnline by David Reading, founder of the Anaphylaxis Campaign whose daughter died of anaphylactic shock to peantus 17 years ago. 11/10

The History of the Peanut Allergy Epidemic. 2010
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson reviews Heather Fraser's shocking new book which suggests that the peanut allergy epidemic, which has seen a thousand-fold increase in the incidence of peanut allergy in children over the last 12 years, was a disaster waiting to happen, which could have been foreseen by anyone studying the medical literature on injection, vaccination and allergy.

Air Canada told to provide nut-free zone for nut allergics who should be regarded as 'disabled' passengers – 1/10

Updated government advice on whether or not to eat peanuts when pregnant
08/09

Nuts and Seeds: an attempt to shed some light on the differences between nuts and seeds - Cressida Boyd 2009

Peanut free in Singapore: what hazards face emigrés with life-threatening peanut allergies heading for the satay city? - Victoria Vaughan 2008

Living with peanut allergy: coming to terms with peanut allergy and how to adapt to ensure a relatively unhindered life – Victoria Vaughan 2008

Living nut free: A week in the life of a nut-allergy sufferer – Kirsty Russell 2007

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