On June 5, NIH released the Report of the NIH Expert Panel on Food Allergy Research, calling for additional NIH-funded research to uncover the causes of food allergy, and to conduct clinical trials and develop treatments for the life-threatening disease. The Panel, convened in March 2006 at the request of Congress, brought together experts in the fields of allergy and immunology to examine the research currently being conducted and to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on advancing research in the field.

Download the press release (PDF) from FoodAllergyProject.org