(NewsNation) — New research out of Northwestern University suggests there may be a way to prevent peanut allergies in children. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 0.5% of kids ...

CHICAGO -- Pediatricians' use of "easy-to-implement tools" such as training videos, health record prompts and informational handouts to adhere to updated allergy-prevention guidelines could translate ...

For years, parents were told not to expose their babies to peanuts, to prevent a potentially dangerous allergy. But 10 years ago, a landmark study found the opposite to be true, stating that if babies ...

Is UCLA close to ending peanut allergies? Dr. André Nel thinks so. The distinguished professor of medicine and director of research at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA is leading a team ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Medical advice about peanut allergies in children has dramatically shifted over the past decade, with doctors now recommending early introduction rather than avoidance. A ...

National guidelines recommend that babies start eating peanut products at 6-11 months of age to help prevent peanut allergy. In a randomized trial, an intervention that involved education tools and ...

The new peanut allergy pill will not "cure" or remove a peanut allergy. "Having a peanut allergy is a big deal for a little kid," said Giuliana Ortega, a 4-year-old girl with a wavering voice and a ...

According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 0.5 percent of kids around the world had a peanut allergy in 1997. Numbers have skyrocketed since then, with 2 percent of children being allergic ...