New allergy treatment allows people eat eggs safely for years

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A new study has shown that egg oral immunotherapy (eOIT) treatment allows some patients to safely eat eggs for 5 years. The study is from a team at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Egg allergy is one of the most common food allergies. Previously, scientists have found that the condition usually appears in early childhood. It could have a dangerous risk for allergic reactions and influence the quality of life for children with the allergy. Moreover, the allergy sometimes does.