HEALTH NOTES: Peanut patch foils toddlers' allergies

A 'peanut plaster' could save toddlers from severe allergic reactions, US research has shown.

The patch on the child's back, which exposes them to peanut protein in a bid to desensitise their immune systems, can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks in two thirds of peanut allergy cases.

This therapy is available in the UK for children aged over four, but The Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute in has found a remedy for those even younger. Dr Melanie Makhija, a researcher for the study, described the findings as 'terrific news'.

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