Children with Asthma May Have Peanut Allergies

Some children who have asthma may also have peanut allergies but not know it, according to a new study.

The new results show thatchildren with asthma may benefit from testing for peanut sensitivity, the researchers said.

"I think if a child with asthma is having difficulty controlling their symptoms — wheezing and coughing — that their parents may want to think about getting them tested for peanuts and other sensitivities, just to see if that may be contributing to why [their asthma] can't be controlled," said study author Dr. Robert Cohn of Mercy Children's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio.

culled from livescience.com