A study shows children born in Asia but now living in Australia appear to have completely protection against nut allergies. Photo: AFP
A study shows children born in Asia but now living in Australia appear to have completely protection against nut allergies. Photo: AFP

Why children’s allergies are on the rise and how dirt may hold key to reducing cases

Are we too clean for our own good? New studies, presented at the International Congress of Immunology in Melbourne this week, shed more light on the rising incidence of allergies in the developed world

A study shows children born in Asia but now living in Australia appear to have completely protection against nut allergies. Photo: AFP
A study shows children born in Asia but now living in Australia appear to have completely protection against nut allergies. Photo: AFP
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