Paediatric allergy research to benefit from global broking company's charity day (King's College London)

(Source: King's College London) Paediatric allergy research to benefit from global broking company's charity day Posted on 03/12/2014 Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies in children - in the UK and US alone, one in 50 have the condition. Current guidelines advise parents to completely avoid exposing their children to peanut, but Professor Gideon Lack and his team of researchers from King's Department of Paediatric Allergy are now undertaking research to determine if this really is the best approach for the prevention of peanut and other food allergies.   The LEAP Study (Learning Early About Peanut Allergy) is a clinical trial that aims to determine the best...