Improved Peanut Allergy Diagnosis
Thursday, Jun. 21st 2012 1:25 PM
Researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne have identified a new way to accurately test for peanut allergy. It is hoped the test will be more cost effective and convenient than standard approaches and minimise over-diagnosis of peanut allergy in the community.
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