Skin Patch to Cure Life-Threatening Allergies on the Anvil

Ben, 4, and Lucy, 2, are severely allergic to both nuts and milk. Ben almost died when his father kissed him after eating a peanut butter sandwich. For them, and millions of people

In recent years, allergies have become the bane of human existence.

Ben, 4, and Lucy, 2, are severely allergic to both nuts and milk. Ben almost died when his father kissed him after eating a peanut butter sandwich.

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An allergy is a hypersensitive disorder of immune system. Substances that often cause allergic reactions are pollen, dust mites, mold spores, pet dander, food, insect stings and medicines.

For them, and millions of people worldwide, a cure for anaphylactic shock would transform their lives.

Now, a team of child health specialists has pioneered a revolutionary skin patch that can cure people of life-threatening allergies, reports the Daily Express.

Researchers have already successfully used the device against cow's milk allergies in babies and children.

Remedies for Seasonal Allergy Relief
Understanding the cause and mechanism of seasonal allergy can help in choosing the right treatment.

Teams in Europe and the US are now testing the 'allergy patch' to prevent reactions to nuts.

It works by releasing minute doses of the allergen that causes the reaction into the immune system through the skin, desensitising the sufferer.

How to Select Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs for Allergy
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs can be bought without a prescription. OTC allergy medications are for the allergy sufferer to choose the right over-the-counter drugs.

"It is a completely novel method of treating allergies. It will be a very easy treatment to administer, it is safe and possible to treat both adults and children, who will be able to lead a normal life," said Dr Pierre-Henri Benhamou, one of its two French inventors.

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