Allergic to Peanuts? Help is on the Way

A study being done at UNC shows that help is on the horizon for those who suffer from peanut allergies.

A promising clinical trial being led by Dr. Wesley Burks, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, completed a study which used daily doses of a liquid containing peanut powder to decrease patients’ sensitization to peanuts. Seventy percent of participants were able to consume more peanut powder than they could before the trial.