Snakebites are a major public health problem in many rural communities around the world, often requiring medical care and affecting victims' ability to work. Every year, snakebites cost the Sri Lankan government more than ...
Jul 6, 2017
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A group of scientists led by researchers from the California Academy of Sciences and Trinity College Dublin have taken a promising step towards the development of a universal antidote for snakebite. Their research may lead ...
Jun 10, 2014
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A team of researchers, led by Dr. Matthew Lewin of the California Academy of Sciences and Dr. Stephen P. Samuel of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland has taken another promising step toward developing a universal antidote for ...
May 28, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The arrival of warm weather means that snakes will be making their appearance, so you should take steps to prevent snakebites, an expert says.
May 25, 2014
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A team of researchers led by Dr. Matt Lewin of the California Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco, has pioneered a novel approach to treating ...
Jul 30, 2013
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A University of Queensland researcher has found the potential for Australian doctors to prescribe expensive antivenom to snake bite victims who don't need it.
Apr 16, 2013
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Every year between 20,000 and 32,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die after being bitten by snakes. That's more than five times the number of deaths caused by hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions and buffalo combined.
Oct 13, 2022
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Selvarasu, a coconut farmer in Erode, India, met his fate with a bite from a Russell's viper. With his life hanging in the balance, it wasn't until he reached a third and final hospital—some five hours away—where doctors ...
May 9, 2018
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Australia is funding a three-year, 2.3 million Australian dollar ($1.8 million) project that will aid snakebite victims in Myanmar by upgrading care facilities and the quality and availability of antivenom.
Feb 16, 2015
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A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.
Sep 17, 2012
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