We asked experts if this method is recommended for new parents who are anxious about possible allergic reactions.

When my husband and I had our first child seven years ago, the prevailing wisdom was that babies at risk of allergies should avoid peanuts or peanut products until age 3 or older. The idea behind ...

In today’s Health Alert, many parents avoid giving infants and young children peanut products for fear of a serious allergic reaction, but new research suggests this actually might help prevent ...

A new study, however, has discovered a way to possibly reduce an infant’s risk of developing it. Peanut allergy is the most common cause of food-induced anaphylaxis, according to the Mayo Clinic .

Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Mass General for Children, explains what a new study has revealed and how parents may want to introduce allergens to infants.

Introducing peanut butters, soups and other products made from peanuts into your child’s diet early on may help prevent them from developing an allergy later in adolescence, a new study found ...

The researchers found that by age 12 or older, 15.4% of the children who avoided peanuts had a peanut allergy, while only 4.4% of those who ate peanuts from an early age did.

Between the two testing periods, the percentage of infants in the study of East Asian ancestry, who are known to be at increased risk for peanut allergy, rose from 10.5% to 16.5%.

Children who consume peanut products from infancy are significantly less likely to develop peanut allergies by early adolescence, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal NEJM ...

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — A new study published in the journal NEJM Evidence found that introducing peanuts to infants at an early age significantly reduces the risk of developing peanut allergies ...

In today’s Health Alert, many parents avoid giving infants and young children peanut products for fear of a serious allergic reaction, but new research suggests this actually might help prevent ...

Nearly 33% of adults and more than 25% of children in the United States have at least one allergy. When it comes to peanuts, the allergy can be deadly. A new study, however, has discovered a way ...