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This paper is interesting but I think we should be cautious about reading too much into it.
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This paper is interesting but I think we should be cautious about reading too much into it.
This paper has been getting a lot of press but I think there are reasons to be skeptical (1/n) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
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October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This paper has been getting a lot of press but I think there are reasons to be skeptical (1/n) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...
One thing that is ironic about this is that fda head Makary wrote a whole book about where he thinks medicine got it wrong - the first chapter is about how advice to delay peanut was wrong. The clinical trial that proved that advice wrong was an NIAID funded study in the UK.
Does anyone know if this applies to clinical trials with foreign sites?
NEW: An NIH policy coming in the next week will target — and at least temporarily stop — funding outside the US, threatening thousands of projects and collaborations on topics like infectious diseases and cancer.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
May 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
One thing that is ironic about this is that fda head Makary wrote a whole book about where he thinks medicine got it wrong - the first chapter is about how advice to delay peanut was wrong. The clinical trial that proved that advice wrong was an NIAID funded study in the UK.