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FOR KIDS: Bye-bye, egg allergy
Eating tiny amounts of eggs helps some children overcome their egg allergy
Web edition: August 10, 2012
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Egg therapy
An egg allergy may keep kids from eating many foods. But a new study could help those kids eat eggs again one day.
Robert & Mihaela Vicol
For kids with an allergy to eggs, the wrong meal can bring misery. Many foods use eggs — they’re even in many vaccinations — and an allergic reaction may range from a bad stomachache to difficulty breathing.
But scientists now report that eggs themselves may be used to beat back an egg allergy.
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