Good news for milk-allergic kids
Categories: Health & safety, Eating & nutrition, In the news
Got milk? New research offers promise that kids with severe allergies to cow's milk might be able to answer "Yes!" with white-mustached mouths.
Doctors conducting the research took 30 children with potentially life-threatening allergies to milk and exposed them to small amounts of milk over time. Kids started the program in the hospital under close supervision, and then continued to ramp up their exposure at home following a careful protocol. After a year, eleven of the 30 kids were able to eat and drink milk products without restrictions, and another 16 were able to tolerate small amounts of cow's milk without triggering a reaction.
Of course, the researchers are thrilled with the results but caution that this type of desensitization protocol should only be done under careful medical supervision. More research is needed to confirm the safety of their approach and to determine whether similar programs may work for allergies other than milk.
Thanks, RB!
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Ethel 3-04-2008 @ 11:12AM
AWESOME! I really really hope my youngest can someday no longer be saddled with his allergy to milk. It has been in some ways more challenging them my oldest's food allergies.
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