Children with milk and peanut allergies are showing dramatic signs of improvement on a new a £2.5 million clinical trial at Southampton hospital, according to early results.
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died in 2016 after suffering a severe allergic reaction to sesame baked into a Pret baguette. His mother Lauren said, “Having food allergies can be really difficult and isolating … our journey on the Natasha study has been amazing so far." Professor Arshad, head of the asthma, allergy and clinical immunology service at University Hospital of Southampton, said: “The Natasha trial aims to do better for people living with food allergies.
Since joining the trial in Newcastle, five-year-old Grace Fisher, who has a milk allergy, is now drinking 120ml milk a day. She will soon be able to eat pizza with her friends.“She is currently on 120ml of milk and loves her daily hot chocolates.” “If Natasha were alive today, this is exactly the type of research she would have loved to be part of.