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Steroids Prevent Recurring Allergic Reactions to Radiocontrast Media

Authors of a new South Korean study recommend the use of steroids and antihistamines to prevent recurrences of delayed allergic reactions to a form of radiocontrast media (RCM) used in imaging such as CT scans. “Our study revealed that pharmacological prevention using steroids and/or antihistamines was effective in most patients, except in a few with […]

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Paramedic is left with lips TWICE their normal size

Paramedic is left with lips TWICE their normal size, covered in hives and struggling to breathe by mystery allergy Lydia O’Connor has idiopathic urticaria, which causes her to break out in a rash Doctors dismissed it as a nut allergy for years before she was rushed to hospital Hives range from the size of a pin […]