Researchers have developed an at-home anaphylaxis management algorithm for patients who need emergency epinephrine treatment. Importantly, it may prevent unnecessary ED visits — a particularly helpful ...
Many kinds of allergic reactions are more annoying than harmful. Not anaphylaxis (pronounced an-uh-fil-LAX-is). If not addressed promptly, it can cause a potentially fatal condition called ...
Soon people will be able to subdue a severe allergic reaction with a nasal spray instead of an injection. The hormone epinephrine is the go-to therapy for anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening ...
Doctors prescribe EpiPen (epinephrine injection) to treat anaphylaxis from any cause, including food and medication allergies. Use EpiPen as soon as symptoms start or just after exposure to a known ...
Dr. F. Dan Atkins answers the question: 'Lab Tests For Anaphylaxis?' — -- Question: Are there lab tests that can be done to determine if a reaction was due to anaphylaxis? Answer: The diagnosis ...
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction. Foods, insect bites, and other factors can cause it. Symptoms include swelling, hives, and difficulty breathing. These can progress quickly to become ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) - This week, health care workers begin sitting down to get their second dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. Before the booster shots are administered, the vaccinators ask the ...
Twenty-nine people in the United States have developed anaphylaxis after being vaccinated against Covid-19 since the vaccine rollout began, health officials reported Wednesday, with cases occurring ...
Some people have an allergic reaction to chemotherapy. Allergic reactions can range from mild skin irritation to life threatening anaphylaxis. To avoid this, your care team will monitor you during and ...
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, like the one made by Pfizer and BioNTech, appears to induce rare anaphylactic reactions in a small number of people who receive the vaccine, new data from the Centers for ...
British health officials have warned that people with a history of "significant" allergic reactions to vaccines, medicine or food should not be given Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Two people in the first ...