Asthma drug could potentially prevent deadly food allergies: study

Asthma drug could potentially prevent deadly food allergies: study

Scientists believe the breakthrough could lead to new protection for millions of people living with food allergies.

This asthma treatment might eliminate deadly food allergies

A common asthma medication could be the key to preventing life-threatening reactions to food allergies. That's from a multi-year effort by researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois; they identified a previously unknown biological trigger for anaphylaxis, which is most commonly caused by common foods like cow's milk, eggs, peanuts, shellfish, and wheat.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Asthma, Allergies, Northwestern University