Instead of relying on crude peanut extract, component-resolved diagnostics (CRD) uses sensitization to allergenic proteins within peanut. In this review, we describe the recent advances and future perspectives of the use of CRD in the management of peanut-allergic patients. There is strong evidence that sensitization to Ara h 2 is the best predictor for clinically relevant peanut allergy in chi...

BACKGROUND Peanut allergy is a major public health problem that affects 1% of the population and has no effective therapy. OBJECTIVE To examine the safety and efficacy of oral desensitization in peanut-allergic children in combination with a brief course of anti-IgE mAb (omalizumab [Xolair]). METHODS We performed oral peanut desensitization in peanut-allergic children at high risk for devel...

BACKGROUND There is considerable controversy whether maternal peanut ingestion during pregnancy might influence sensitization in later life. Objective To examine whether maternal peanut ingestion during pregnancy might increase sensitization in the offspring. METHODS A population-based longitudinal cohort study with 16 years follow-up was conducted (N=373). Subjects were recruited at birth as...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether there are any differences between children who remain mildly or moderately allergic to peanut and children with similar histories but a negative reaction on challenge with peanut. DESIGN Case-controls matched for age and sex. SETTING Children's day wards in two teaching hospitals. INTERVENTION Open food challenge with peanut. SUBJECTS 15 children with res...

BACKGROUND Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are essential tools to investigate the relationship between peanut consumption and the development of peanut allergy. The aim was to validate a 50-item FFQ for use in peanut protein sensitization studies. METHODS There were 38 mother-child pairs visiting a pediatric clinic of a London hospital included. Mothers recorded their own and their child...

This article explores the early history of two American peanut companies: Planters and Tom’s. Both food manufacturers developed major commercial brands through ownership intellectual property. In this case, sourcing different types figured into marketing salted peanuts. Through a legal dispute involving Tom’s patented retail bag, I examine how packaging changed way that peanuts were advertised,...

Agricultural drought is a major problem facing China’s agricultural production. In this study, the cash crop ‘peanut’ was used as an example to explore vulnerability. Through atmosphere–plant–soil continuum system, single index that could represent different types of droughts affecting peanuts selected and weighted using CRITIC weighting method construct multi-source data fusion (MFDI). Then, P...

If individuals derive a small utility from gambling, we should observe high turnover in portfolios that are of only marginal importance to them. By the use of detailed individual financial data, as well as trades from a Swedish online broker, I measure the frequency and cost of online trading in the cross-section, and find the opposite relation. Those who have online portfolios that constitute ...

Food allergy represents a highly up-to-date and continually increasing problem of modern man. Although being present in all ages, it most often occures in children aged up to three years. Sensitization most often occurs by a direct way, but it is also possible to be caused by mother's milk, and even transplacentally. Predisposition of inadequate immune response to antigen stimulation, reaginic ...

Sesame and coconut are emerging food allergens in the United States. We sought to examine whether children allergic to peanuts and tree nuts are at increased risk of having an allergy to sesame or coconut. We performed a retrospective chart review of children who underwent skin prick testing (SPT) to sesame and coconut and identified 191 children who underwent SPT to sesame and 40 to coconut. S...