Study: Peanut Allergy Drops Safe, Effective for Toddlers By Fran Lowry
March 1, 2021 Allergy drops administered under the tongue are safe and effective as treatment for peanut allergy, even in children as young as 1, according to new research.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 36 children ages 1 to 4 years old who were allergic to peanuts, those who were randomly assigned to receive peanut immunotherapy drops showed significant desensitization to peanuts at the end of the 3-year trial compared with children who received placebo.
In addition, there was a strong potential that the treatment lasted 3 months after the trial ended for the toddlers who received the active treatment, according to the researchers.
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In the days before Christmas, 44-year-old April Harris sat in her prison cell at the California Institution for Women for more than 23 hours a day. In the 20 minutes she was allowed to leave it, she and the other prisoners would flood into the common areas – choosing either to take a shower or to make a short phone call.
Restrictions have fluctuated during the various lockdowns implemented throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the 11 months since the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) first banned visitations across state prisons, Harris says she has seen the mental health of those around her steadily deteriorate.