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Epinephrine injection kit for under $10
If your child has an allergy you are probably aware of the increasing cost of the EpiPen from Mylan. A Miami Valley doctor wants parents to know they have alternatives to the costly EpiPen. Dr. Marcus Romanello is the Chief Medical Officer and the Emergency Medicine Physician at Ft. Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton. He knows all too well how scary it is for parents of children with allergies.
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King County's incredibly cheap answer to the EpiPen
One solution to the soaring price of EpiPens: Build a replacement that costs a fraction as much. Jim Duren of King County Emergency Medical Services told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that his agency did just that in 2013, building its own injection kit. “Excluding the medication, the kit itself costs $15 with all the supplies,” he said. And the doses of adrenaline? “Somewhere between $2.50 and 5.”
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Quebec waiter arrested after seafood puts allergic customer in coma
A waiter at a Sherbrooke, Quebec, restaurant was arrested Wednesday for serving salmon to a highly allergic customer in a case one expert says could be a Canadian first. By Melissa Fundira.
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Saskatoon woman says she was fired for having allergic reaction on the job
A Saskatoon woman says she was fired from her retail job earlier this week -- not for being late or slacking off, but for having an allergic reaction on the job. Danielle Duperreault has several life-threatening allergies, including one to bell peppers. On Monday while at work at a local Urban Planet clothing store, Duperreault ate some of her colleagues’ seasoned nuts, not realizing they contained pepper powder. Within minutes, her tongue began burning and her skin started itching and she realized she was going into anaphylactic shock.
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A Woman Kissed Her Boyfriend After He Ate a Peanut Butter Sandwich. It Killed Her
Four years ago, 20-year-old Myriam Ducre-Lemay died after kissing her boyfriend who had just eaten a peanut butter sandwich, CTV News reports. Now her mother, Micheline Ducre, is speaking out to keep the same thing from happening to anyone else's kids. After getting home from a party, Myriam's boyfriend made toast with peanut butter, then kissed Myriam goodnight, according to CJAD. The Telegraph reports Myriam quickly had trouble breathing. Her asthma inhaler didn't help, and she had her boyfriend call 911.
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5 Signs You're Allergic To Dairy That You Should Keep An Eye Out For
A dairy allergy is a tricky thing. It’s one of the most common allergies in children — but some people don’t grow out of it. And since our bodies are constantly changing, it never hurts to look for signs that you’re allergic to dairy. Even if you weren’t allergic as a child, knowing these signs
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Peanut allergy theory backed up by new research
The effects of eating peanut products as a baby to avoid the risk of allergy have been backed up by new research. In 2015, a study claimed early exposure to peanut products could cut the risk of allergy by 80%. Now researchers say "long-lasting" allergy protection can be sustained - even when the snacks are later avoided for a year.
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Can you be too clean?
We take long showers, change clothes every day and wash our hands regularly. Is this doing us more harm than good?
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Why food allergy fakers need to stop
From gluten to garlic, diets and dislikes are being passed off as medical conditions. Chefs and real sufferers have had enough. By Neil Swidey.
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Allergic To Food: Boy Hasn't Eaten In Two Years Due To Rare Disorder
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6 Comics that Perfectly Describe Life with Allergies
If you have allergies you can definitely relate.
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CRISPR and a Hypoallergenic Peanut
Anyone with a child in school is probably aware of the need for peanut free zones. You get a notice when your child returns from school on the first day stating that at least one child in their class has a peanut allergy, which means nothing with peanuts gets sent to school for your child’s lunch. If you are a parent of a child with a peanut allergy you understand how important and serious this is – your child is literally one errant Snickers bar away from death.
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Why you should never make your bed
Yes, you read that right. Just get up and go.
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French woman wins disability allowance - because she's allergic to wi-fi
A French court has recognised a woman’s alleged allergy to wi-fi as a medical disorder. Marine Richard, 39, was awarded a £500 monthly disability allowance after she convinced the Marseilles court she had been forced to retire from urban areas as a result of her allergy. Ms Richard’s condition, which remains unsubstantiated by medical experts, is known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS)...
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