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ACAAI: EMS Personnel May Not Carry Epinephrine
The availability and use of epinephrine for anaphylaxis by emergency medical services varies nationwide, and less than one-third of anaphylaxis patients prescribed self-injectable epinephrine use it prior to arrival at a hospital, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & ...
Dangerous Anaphylaxis Waiting Game
Nov. 9, 2009 - More than 40% of people suffering a potentially life-threatening episode of anaphylaxis wait before seeking medical attention, according to a new study.
Food Allergy Awareness Is Seven-Year-Old's Cause
Commonly, when people go out to eat, they usually spend their time discussing what appetizers to try or which desserts are worth sampling at the end of the night.
Protein allostery, signal transmission and dynamics: a classification ...
Abstract Allostery has come of age; the number, breadth and functional roles of documented protein allostery cases are rising quickly.
Researchers Present Investigational Findings on Allergic Diseases
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Newswise - Researchers are unveiling new data on investigational findings in nearly 450 abstracts on the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases at the ACAAI Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., Nov.
Main Japanese-American biochemist born Nov. 3, 1854, Takaoka, Japan died July 22, 1922, New York, N.Y., U.S. biochemist and industrial leader whose most important achievement was the isolation of the chemical adrenalin from the suprarenal gland .
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. We're so accustomed to hearing about children who can't eat peanuts that we tend to forget about grown-ups who are allergic to certain foods.
Mylan's Halloween Scare Message: Candy May Kill Your Kids
This isn't an anti-obesity message. It's a pitch for drugs. Specifically the EpiPen auto-injector that counters severe allergic reactions, and is distributed by Mylan 's Dey Pharma unit.
this Month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine: This...
This Month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.
A Randomized Trial of Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline With Epinephrine ...
Recent technological developments in the sequence capture of cellular events through a light microscope can be combined to image multiple independent experiments automatically, with many advantages.
ARTICLE: A Randomized Trial of Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline With...
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163 :1007-1012. Objective To determine whether nebulized 3% hypertonic saline with epinephrine is more effective than nebulized 0.9% saline with epinephrine in the treatment of bronchiolitis in the emergency department.
Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction an individual may experience towards a substance .
Dey Launches And Unveils Next-Generation, Needle-Protected...
Main Category: Allergy Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 29 Oct 2009 - 3:00 PDT Dey Pharma, L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc.
Healthy Weight Gaining Tips for Women
For some women, gaining weight is a challenge. Typically, these women are young, athletic and ultra health-conscious, or they are "genetic string-beans" who are programmed to be lean regardless of the number of calories consumed.
Dey Pharma launches EpiPen Auto-Injector
Dey Pharma, L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. , today launched a newly designed, patient-friendly EpiPenA Auto-Injector 0.3/0.15 mg.
Original Article: The Hemostatic and Hemodynamic Effects of...
Objective To assess the hemodynamic and hemostatic effects of 2 different concentrations of epinephrine in local anesthetic used during functional endoscopic sinus surgery .
Mommy Minute: Minimizing A Child's Inevitable Pitfalls
Being a parent means responding to all of life's little emergencies: the falls, the bumps, the bug bites.
San Rafael doctor named 'pediatric hero' for work in Latin America
Four-year-old Paulina was the sickest child with asthma that Dr. Scott Cohen had ever seen.
Enhancement of fat metabolism by repeated bouts of moderate endurance exercise
Abstract This study compared the fat metabolism between "a single bout of prolonged exercise" and "repeated bouts of exercise" of equivalent exercise intensity and total exercise duration.
Case of the Month: Attacking Asthma
EMS is called to the house of a 12-year-old male patient in severe respiratory distress.
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