NEW HOPE IN FIGHTING FOOD ALLERGIES

摘要

AN ESTIMATED 32 million Americans have food allergies - nearly 10 percent of the population, and 10 times the prevalence reported just three decades ago. Among children, emergency room visits for the severe, potentially life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis are skyrocketing. But new hope arose in January, when the Food and Drug Administration approved Palforzia, the first drug designed to desensitize patients to an allergenic foodstuff - specifically, peanuts.