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Hope for Peanut Allergy Sufferers

3rd March 2009
The largest ever trial to find a treatment for peanut allergies has been funded by the EME programme.

Studies have shown that peanut allergies, the commonest cause of food-allergic reactions, affect two per cent of children in the UK.  Allergic reactions can cause breathing problems, itching and, in severe cases, a potentially fatal inflammatory reaction called anaphylaxis. Around one in ten reactions is serious.

The three-year trial, with EME funding of £671,247, will be lead by Dr Andrew Clark, a consultant in paediatric allergy from the University of Cambridge. This research is funded by the Medical Research Council and managed by the National Institute for Health Research.

This project is due to publish in 2013. To view full details about this project visit:

 http://www.eme.ac.uk/projectfiles/089918info.pdf (45kb)