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North Carolina's
New Post-Helene
Issue Really Stings
in case you missed it
Oct 6, 2024 2:45 PM CDT
North Carolina's New Post-Helene Issue Really Stings
State health officials stock up on Benadryl, EpiPens after yellow jackets start swarming
(Newser)
- "The air was full of yellow jackets, which seemed incongruous with an otherwise lovely late fall afternoon. But like so many of the folks standing on the highway, they had nowhere else to go." That was the observation last week of a North Carolina local checking out the...
Professional
Dancer Dies
After Eating
Mislabeled Cookies
Jan 26, 2024 12:30 AM CST
Professional Dancer Dies After Eating Mislabeled Cookies
Cookies have since been recalled for containing peanuts
(Newser)
- A professional dancer who moved to New York City from the UK to pursue her dreams died this month after eating a mislabeled cookie. Órla Baxendale, 25, died on January 11 after eating a Vanilla Florentine at an event; she had a peanut allergy, but peanuts were not listed...
In Surprise Move, FDA Rejects
Needle-Free EpiPen Rival
Sep 20, 2023 9:13 AM CDT
In Surprise Move, FDA Rejects Needle-Free EpiPen Rival
It wants ARS Pharmaceuticals to conduct additional research on its Neffy nasal spray
(Newser)
- In a surprise move, the FDA declined to grant approval to a nasal spray that would be the first needle-free alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors—more commonly referred to by the brand name EpiPen. In May, the FDA's advisory committee voted to recommend approval of ARS Pharmaceuticals' Neffy. But in...
One Small Pretzel Turned
Her Into a Quadriplegic
in case you missed it
Apr 17, 2021 2:57 PM CDT
One Small Pretzel Turned Her Into a Quadriplegic
Chantel Giacalone awarded $29.5M after suffering brain damage from allergy
(Newser)
- A model and aspiring actress who suffered severe brain damage because of a bite-size pretzel has been awarded $29.5 million by a jury, reports the
Las Vegas Review-Journal
. Chantel Giacalone, then 27, was in Vegas at a convention in 2013 when a friend brought her a frozen yogurt with...
Health Worker Hospitalized
After Rare Vaccine Reaction
Dec 16, 2020 3:25 PM CST
Health Worker Hospitalized After Rare Vaccine Reaction
Alaska worker 'encouraged the rest of us to press on'
(Newser)
- As thousands of healthcare workers across the US receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, the first serious reaction has been reported. Authorities say a middle-aged worker in Alaska was hospitalized Tuesday after a rare allergic reaction, the
New York Times
reports. Two National Health Service workers in Britain also had severe...
Doctors Warn
of Odd Malady:
'Feather Duvet Lung'
ICYMI
Nov 23, 2019 11:15 AM CST
Doctors Warn of Odd Malady: 'Feather Duvet Lung'
Scottish man now clear of the form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis
(Newser)
- While US doctors are raising the alarm about lung scarring caused by vaping, medical experts in Scotland are warning about lung scarring caused by … feather duvets. A case study published Monday in
BMJ Case Reports
describes a 43-year-old non-smoker who suffered three months of "malaise, fatigue, and breathlessness"...
Teen Who Died From Sandwich
Had Warned Eatery's Staff
Sep 16, 2019 8:47 AM CDT
Teen Who Died From Sandwich Had Warned Eatery's Staff
Family of Owen Carey pushes for law listing allergens on menus after sandwich killed him
(Newser)
- When Owen Carey ordered a grilled chicken sandwich from the O2 Arena's Byron burger joint for his 18th birthday meal, the dish was listed on the menu as containing chicken, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and "Byron sauce." What it didn't list was the buttermilk the chicken...
Delta Flight
Attendants:
Uniforms Causing
Big Issues
Apr 4, 2019 12:25 PM CDT
Delta Flight Attendants: Uniforms Causing Big Issues
Joining their American Airlines counterparts, Delta staffers say new garb causes rashes, hair loss
(Newser)
- American Airlines has already pumped more than $1 million into toxicological tests to see why its recently introduced flight attendant uniforms are causing what appear to be allergic reactions . Now Delta is joining the itchy fray, with that airline's flight attendants saying their own uniforms have been leading to...
Cops: Boy May Have Died
After Breathing In Fish Smell
Jan 2, 2019 11:48 AM CST
Cops: Boy May Have Died After Breathing In Fish Smell
11-year-old from Brooklyn seems to have suffered allergic reaction as family cooked New Year's meal
(Newser)
- Authorities are trying to figure out what caused the death of a Brooklyn boy, and it may be tied to a rare allergic reaction. The
New York Post
and
New York Daily News
report that the 11-year-old, named Camron Jean-Pierre or Camron Jean-Paul, got sick Tuesday evening while at home...
Pret a Manger: Allergic
Reaction Killed a 2nd Person
Oct 7, 2018 7:38 AM CDT
Pret a Manger: Allergic Reaction Killed a 2nd Person
UK sandwich shop says customer died after eating dairy-free sandwich that contained ... dairy
(Newser)
- British restaurant chain Pret a Manger says a second customer has died after eating a sandwich containing an allergen that was not noted on the label, reports the AP . The coffee-and-sandwich business said an investigation was underway into the second case, in which a customer died December 27 after eating...
Coroner Doles Out Blame in
Death of Girl Who Ate Baguette
Sep 28, 2018 6:21 AM CDT
Coroner Doles Out Blame in Death of Girl Who Ate Baguette
He found Pret a Manger's labeling inadequate
(Newser)
- The 15-year-old who died after eating an artichoke, olive, and tapenade baguette from the Pret a Manger sandwich shop at London's Heathrow Airport died because a key ingredient was not listed. The coroner in the case calls the allergy labeling inadequate, saying Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was "reassured" by the...
Mom Blames 15-Year-Old's
Death on Cookie Packaging
Jul 17, 2018 12:14 PM CDT
Mom Blames 15-Year-Old's Death on Cookie Packaging
Florida teen missed peanut mention in Chips Ahoy made with with Reese's
(Newser)
- A Florida mother blames the death of her 15-year-old daughter on what she calls confusing packaging for Reese's Chips Ahoy cookies, reports the AP . In a July 12 Facebook post , Kelli Travers-Stafford wrote that her daughter Alexi mistakenly ate one of the cookies at a friend's house despite...
Family: Allergic Boy, 3, Died
After Being Given Sandwich
Nov 10, 2017 3:33 AM CST
Family: Allergic Boy, 3, Died After Being Given Sandwich
Facility then failed to call an ambulance
(Newser)
- A heartbroken New York family is mourning a 3-year-old boy whose death they say was completely preventable. Elijah Silvera was given a grilled cheese sandwich at a Harlem daycare on Nov. 3 "despite them knowing and having documented that he has a severe allergy to dairy," family members...
Pharmacist Credited With
Saving Customer's Life
Apr 22, 2017 1:45 PM CDT
Pharmacist Credited With Saving Customer's Life
Mark Davey was having an allergic reaction when he rushed into a CVS
(Newser)
- “I was scared," Mark Davey tells CBS Chicago . "I thought, 'This is how I go.'" The 57-year-old was eating lunch last month when his tongue started swelling up. Davey had never had an allergic reaction to food before, but he knew it was about...
A Drink Is Making People
Sick, and Algae Might Be Why
Nov 8, 2016 11:44 AM CST
A Drink Is Making People Sick, and Algae Might Be Why
The latest dispatch from the Soylent saga
(Newser)
- Over the past several months, a tiny fraction of consumers of a meal replacement powder and energy bar put out by the company Soylent have complained of pretty adverse digestive reactions , including vomiting and uncontrollable diarrhea. Since 2013 the Silicon Valley startup has been producing its nutrient-dense, just-add-water powder—"...
A Bite of Salmon
Put Him in a Coma.
The Waiter Was
Arrested
in case you missed it
Aug 7, 2016 1:46 PM CDT
A Bite of Salmon Put Him in a Coma. The Waiter Was Arrested
A criminal negligence charge could be the first ever made against a server in Canada
(Newser)
- When Quebec resident Simon-Pierre Canuel went to dinner at Le Tapageur restaurant with his partner in late May, he ordered beef tartare and says he repeatedly told their server that he is allergic to seafood. But when he began to eat he quickly realized he'd gotten the salmon tartare...
Fire Ants Kill
Woman Planning
Mom's Funeral
May 27, 2016 8:46 AM CDT
Fire Ants Kill Woman Planning Mom's Funeral
Such a death is rare in Alabama
(Newser)
- Kalyn Rolan's mother died on May 19. Less than 24 hours later, Rolan was dead, too. In what WSFA calls "a story so tragic, it's almost hard to believe," Rolan, 29, was in Selma, Ala., making funeral arrangements when she was attacked by fire ants as...
Mom: As Son With
Allergies Is Taken Off
Plane, Cruel Clapping
Feb 25, 2016 8:30 AM CST
Mom: As Son With Allergies Is Taken Off Plane, Cruel Clapping
Flight was delayed 90 minutes
(Newser)
- The bucket list trip was all about making memories—just not the kind a Phoenix family is now stuck with. Terminal cancer patient George Alvarado brought his wife, Christina Fabian, and 7-year-old son, Giovanni, to Bellingham, Wash., to visit family. But when they boarded an Allegiant Airlines flight back to...
Study Offers Clue to Why Female Allergies Are Worse
Dec 30, 2014 10:52 AM CST
Study Offers Clue to Why Female Allergies Are Worse
Estrogen could be to blame for more severe allergic reactions
(Newser)
- Studies have shown that women tend to suffer more severe allergic reactions than men, and now researchers may have uncovered a clue as to why. A study out of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases finds that in mice, estrogen "enhances the levels and activity" of an...
Mystery Allergic Reaction
Kills Girl, 11, on Vacation
Dec 23, 2014 8:23 AM CST
Mystery Allergic Reaction Kills Girl, 11, on Vacation
After fewer than 15 minutes in pool, Paige Warner complained of stinging nose
(Newser)
- On Thanksgiving Day, Paige Warner and her family flew to Honolulu for the 11-year-old's first trip to Hawaii. She "was so excited," recounts mom Karin Carpenter, who explains that after a holiday dinner of white rice and soy sauce—Paige had "extensive" food allergies—her daughter...
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