Research released Sunday is being heralded as the first indication that life-threatening peanut allergies can be cured.
The pilot study was presented at a meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Washington, D.C.
Five young children in the study were given tiny amounts of peanut over a period of years until their immune systems tolerated the allergen that once could have threatened their lives.
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