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NICE backs Aimmune’s peanut allergy drug Palforzia for children

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Children in England with peanut allergies could be among the first in Europe to get access to Aimmune’s oral immunotherapy Palforzia, after the drugmaker agreed a supply deal with NHS England. billion last year, is also developing immunotherapies for other indications including egg and multi-tree nut allergies.

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How the food allergy sector is benefitting from health tech’s recent boom

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For the 32 million individuals in the US with food allergies, more research into symptoms, causes, and treatments has been long sought after, but historically underfunded. per person being spent on food allergy research. Luckily for those with food allergies, the food allergy sector has benefitted from this influx of funding.

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Top 3 Allergy Friendly Food Brands

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According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, about 32 million people in the US have food allergies, which means allergy friendly food brands not only have a large audience base, but are also necessities. Partake Foods has become one of the most popular allergy friendly food brands and it recently secured $11.5

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Study: Peanut allergies could dramatically fall if babies weaned early on peanut products

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Peanut allergy could plummet by 77 percent if peanut products were added to all babies' diets at four to six months of age, according to new research led by the University of Southampton, Kings College London, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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Ready, Set, Food! Receives $3.5 Million to Help Parents Fight the Food Allergy Epidemic

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who is on a mission to help parents save their children from food allergies by providing them with a powder added to their milk bottles. Zakowski started this company because his nephew developed several severe food allergies. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. The product is part of a three-step guidance system.

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COVID-19 vaccines and allergies: Updated advice needs to reach a wider audience, says BMJ

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At the end of December, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) updated its advice on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine: saying that those with unrelated allergies could receive it. But this announcement did not receive as much coverage as the MHRAâs earlier pause on vaccination in people with allergies.

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Sesame Allergies Cause FDA to List Sesame as the 9th Major Allergen

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added sesame to its list of major allergens, making it easier for people with sesame allergies to safely consume packaged food without fear of an allergic reaction. Beginning this year, all food and dietary supplement manufacturers must clearly list sesame as an ingredient on product labels.