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A patch developed for toddlers with peanut allergies can improve their tolerance, according to a randomised controlled trial by international and Australian researchers. 244 toddlers aged 1-3 years old were treated with a peanut patch for a year, while 118 were given a placebo treatment. After the year, the researchers say the toddlers who used the peanut patch had improved their tolerance to peanuts at a higher rate than the placebo group. The researchers say four children treated with the peanut patch had an anaphylactic reaction during the study related to the treatment, with one child removed from the study and the other three able to resume treatment without reacting again.
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