Food allergy vaccine effective in dogs

A vaccine has been developed at the Stanford University School of Medicine which can alleviate or remove allergic reactions to some common food allergies. The vaccine is effective in peanut, milk and wheat allergies for a minimum of three months. This is the first vaccine found to be affective in controlling food allergies in animals other than mice. This provides fresh hope for human food allergy sufferers. Roughly 100 people (usually children) die each year from anaphylaxis which can cause cardiac arrest and/or airway swelling. Most of these deaths are children. The incidence of nut allergies has been increasing over recent years and this is believed to be because a hygienic lifestyle exposes people to fewer infections which are necessary to develop resistance to allergies.

Related Disease Topics:

• Food allergy
• Nut allergy
• Milk allergy (type of Food allergies)
• Wheat allergy
• Anaphylaxis
• Anaphylactic shock
• Infection

Related Symptom Topics:

• Cardiac arrest
• Heart attack
• Airway swelling
• Anaphylactic shock

Article Source Details

About: Food allergy vaccine effective in dogs

Date: 24 November 2004

URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041123205103.htm Source Science Daily

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Vaccine
• Medication
• Medication and food allergy
• Medication and nut allergy
• Medication and milk allergy
• Medication and wheat allergy
• Medication and anaphylaxis
• Medication and anaphylactic shock
• Research
• Research and food allergy
• Research and nut allergy
• Research and milk allergy
• Research and wheat allergy
• Research and anaphylaxis
• Research and anaphylactic shock