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A sudden allergy to a previously used product

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382068) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Jan

Have you heard of Andrographis paniculata? It’s a traditional medicine made from an annual herbaceous plant which is also known as creat or green chiretta. It is native to India and Sri Lanka and widely cultivated in southern and...

andrographis paniculata

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We Need More Money From You

Four Walls @FourWalls (86703) • United States 22 Apr 19

Understand something: allergy shots are nothing new to me. I had allergy tests for the first time when I was about 15 months old. Needles have never bothered me because I was almost literally born with a needle hanging out of my...

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The EpiPen Controversy

Nanette Piotrowski @nanette64 (20363) • Fairfield, Texas 23 Aug 16

Children who have serious allergies to bee stings, tree nuts, mushrooms and other allergens carry the EpiPen, which contains epinephrine. This medication can be a life-saving drug that reverses swelling and closing of the airways....

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We have his Pen

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 5 Jul 16

Over the weekend we picked up my 17 month olds epipen from the pharmacy. Since we have the card the doctor gave us we didn't have to pay anything for the pen because they get really expensive. So we have a two pack plus the...

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When Bugs Kill

Brian @wolfie34 (26770) • United Kingdom 22 Aug 09

Following on from my 'squash em, swat em, spray em' discussion about killing bugs, I thought the bugs were given bad press, so to even the load, I thought I'd do a discussion on not when humans kill bugs, but when bugs kill...

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