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Peanut allergies

Dr. Edmond Chan provides care to a young patient

Peanut allergy treatment safest when started for infants under 12 months

UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy.

Jun 16, 2022

Five-year-old Saiya Dhaliwal received oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergies with Dr. Edmond Chan at BC Children’s Hospital. She responded well to the treatment, including oral food challenges like this one where she ate 10 peanut M&Ms without experiencing an allergic reaction.

Credit: Ravinder Dhaliwal

Oral immunotherapy safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies

New data published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice suggests that oral immunotherapy is safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies.

Apr 17, 2019

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