Children May Build Tolerance To Egg Allergy

New research suggests that beating childhood egg allergy is literally a piece of cake. In a preliminary study, researchers in Greece demonstrated that gradually exposing allergic children to heat-treated egg - such as those in baked goods - could help them overcome the allergy. In the trial, 94 children were regularly given tiny amounts of cake containing egg. Over a period of several months, the quantity of cake was gradually increased.

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Filed under: Allergies on July 16th, 2008