Anaphylaxis in infants and children: Responding to severe allergic reactions
Anaphylaxis is a rapid and severe allergic reaction. It is also a life-threatening emergency.
Oct 14, 2024
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Ethanolamines
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The 'EpiPen' ingredient and how it treats anaphylaxis
The recent approval of a new epinephrine nasal spray gives patients a powerful new way to keep life-threatening allergic reactions at bay.
Oct 8, 2024
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North Carolina is distributing Benadryl and EpiPens as yellow jackets swarm from Helene flooding
Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to recover from the storm.
Oct 5, 2024
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Horse-caring helps veterans with PTSD
A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook ...
Sep 18, 2024
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The brain's state of attention is shaped by a handful of neurons, study shows
What enables the brain to go from intense concentration to a heightened state of alertness? A study carried out by neuroscientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ETH Zurich, shows that a brain ...
Sep 16, 2024
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How the immune system fails as cancer arises
Cancer has been described as "a wound that does not heal," implying that the immune system is unable to wipe out invading tumor cells. A new discovery confirms that a key molecule can reprogram immune cells that normally ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Asthma inhalers tied to large greenhouse gas emissions production
Inhaler devices are a substantial source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, according to a research letter published online Aug. 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Sep 4, 2024
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How hunger influences aversive learning in fruit flies
Internal states that animals experience while they are thirsty, hungry, sleepy or aggressive have been found to be linked with the combined activity of various neuromodulators and neurotransmitters. These chemical messengers ...
How a TV series showed what happens to your body when you're stressed
Your heart starts racing, your mouth goes dry and sweat beads on your forehead. We've all been there, caught in a moment of stress. When you encounter a situation that threatens your safety, your brain must make a critical ...
Aug 29, 2024
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New neffy nasal spray alternative to the EpiPen could be 'a gamechanger' for people with allergies
Millions of Americans who have allergies have really had only one option when it comes to emergency treatment for a severe reaction: using an autoinjector like the EpiPen.
Aug 16, 2024
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