"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
6 Sep 2019
Edwin Kim is the father of two kids, both of whom are very prone to peanut allergies. He began working on a treatment for peanut allergies when his son suffered a severe allergic reaction when he was just 9 months old.
Now, Kim has developed this exciting new treatment which can help people to protect themselves from severe allergic reactions. This new treatment is called SLIT or sublingual immunotherapy.
SLIT involves putting very small amounts of liquefied peanut protein under the tongue, from where it is absorbed immediately into the bloodstream to desensitize the immune system to larger amounts of peanut protein.
This new treatment could enable patients to tolerate 10 to 20 times more peanut protein than it would take for them to get sick. Kim, who is a member of the UNC Children’s Research Institute said that they have long term data that shows that SLIT is safe and offers strong protection.
Kim made it clear that this immunotherapy is not for kids to be able to eat peanuts or peanut butter, but to keep them safe from the small hidden exposures that could occur with packaged foods or other food exposures.
According to Kim, the treatment is awaiting FDA-approval and it could be available to patients by the end of the year.
