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What to do when you ah-choo! Learning about allergies.
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Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin)
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April 1, 2005
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Allergies are reactions the body may have to ordinary things, such as animals, plants, dust, and certain kinds of foods.
Did you know ... one out of every 5 people is allergic to something?
One ragweed plant can make 8 billion pollen grains in one month!
Keep windows shut during allergy season if you're allergic to pollen from flowers, plants, grass, and trees. Use an air conditioner when it's warm out.
Cats and dogs can get allergies, too! They can be allergic to pollen and mold ... just like us!
if you're allergic to pollen from flowers, plants, grass, and trees. Use an air conditioner when it's warm out.
Help reduce allergic reactions by making ...
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SA: Facts about bee stings
AAP General News (Australia);
January 30, 2001 ;
237 words
......2001 SA: Facts about bee stings RECENT BEE ATTACKS IN...dies after suffering an allergic reaction when he is stung...Sydney following multiple bee stings. Nov 28, 1995 - Council...Melbourne. facts about bee stings: - Figures from the Australian...show 38 people died ...
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Bee stings may cause allergic reaction
Chicago Sun-Times;
October 14, 1987 ;
Dr. Paul Donohue; Paul G. Donohue (STANDARD);
295 words
......would like information on bee stings. I had one on my hand and...swelled. My doctor said I wasn't allergic, that I only had a reaction...have been stung, will I be allergic to bees? E. L. DEAR E. L...kind of reaction is truly allergic. Blood prescure drops, breathing...
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NSW: Woman dies from bee stings, daughter seriously ill
AAP General News (Australia);
March 2, 2000 ;
179 words
......Australia) 03-02-2000 NSW: Woman dies from bee stings, daughter seriously ill SYDNEY, March...received treatment for more than 50 bee stings to her little body," the spokeswoman...right now being treated for multiple bee stings ... their lives are in danger tonight...said ...
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Mutiple bee stings kill Roselle man mowing lawn
Chicago Sun-Times;
August 2, 2003 ;
Dan Rozek;
708 words
......died of multiple bee stings that triggered anaphylaxis, or a severe allergic reaction. Family...didn't know he was allergic," his wife, Lorrie...Fatal reactions from bee stings are rare. In the...reactions to prior bee stings," said Smart, a...to see a severe ...
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SA: Man dies from bee stings in Adelaide
AAP General News (Australia);
January 30, 2001 ;
144 words
......01-30-2001 SA: Man dies from bee stings in Adelaide A South Australian...the man, aged about 40, was allergic to bee stings. Mr PASCOE says he understood...in the attack, didn't have an allergic reaction. AAP RTV vm/alt/jn...
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Bee stings cost thousands; Children most likely victims
The Press;
January 7, 2004 ;
ROSS, Tara;
353 words
......medical treatment for, of all things, bee stings. Figures from ACC show 5843 people claimed for injuries resulting from bee stings in the year to July 2003 -- at...stung, people can expect wasp and bee stings to swell up and down for about...
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We Brave Bee Stings and All
Santa Fe Reporter;
January 23, 2008 ;
Sauthoff, Patricia;
221 words
...THAO We Brave Bee Stings and All Kill Rock Stars Let's face...made when listening to Thao's We Brave Bee Stings and All. The voice is a dead ringer...lives trying to get past. We Brave Bee Stings and All is the perfect name for an...
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SA: Man dies from bee stings
AAP General News (Australia);
January 30, 2001 ;
206 words
......Australia) 01-30-2001 SA: Man dies from bee stings A South Australian man has died after...PASCOE says the man, aged about 40, was allergic to bee stings. Mr PASCOE says he understood the man...a total of 38 people had died from bee stings. Six of those 38 who died had been...
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Stinging endorsement Some people try bee stings as way to combat their...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
May 10, 1998 ;
WILLIAM JANZ;
787 words
......for people allergic to bee stings. "You must see if you're allergic before doing...whether they are allergic. The National...the benefit of bee stings and/or venom...stated that "allergic reaction to bee stings can develop...
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SA: Fifty bee stings killed chimney sweep: coroner
AAP General News (Australia);
January 30, 2004 ;
374 words
...AAP General News (Australia) 01-30-2004 SA: Fifty bee stings killed chimney sweep: coroner ADELAIDE, Jan 30 AAP - A chimney sweep died within minutes of suffering 40 or 50 bee stings, the South Australian coroner found today. Detailing the...before him he did not believe Mr Woodcock knew he was ...
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Bee sting, drugs can cause severe allergic reaction.
The Boston Herald;
October 4, 1998 ;
Jong, John de;
286 words
......lifelong allergy to bee stings and have a supply...was just such an allergic reaction, confined...swelling due to both bee stings and vaccine reactions. A more serious allergic reaction, with pooling...Diagnosis of an allergic reaction can be...dog has reacted to bee ...
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Effect of technique for removing bee stings. (adapted from the Lancet...
American Family Physician;
November 1, 1996 ;
Walling, Anne D.;
406 words
...Bee stings are common, painful and responsible for...The authors conclude that the key issue in bee stings is the time between sting and extraction...sting removal. Visscher PK, et al. Removing bee stings. Lancet 1996; 348:301-2.
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SA: 50 bee stings killed chimney sweep: coroner
AAP General News (Australia);
January 30, 2004 ;
158 words
...AAP General News (Australia) 01-30-2004 SA: 50 bee stings killed chimney sweep: coroner A South Australian coroner...chimney sweep died within minutes of suffering 40 or 50 bee stings. Detailing the death of GARY WOODCOCK in January 2001...
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Jury Awards $5M to Man in Bee Stings
AP Online;
June 30, 1999 ;
218 words
...AP Online 06-30-1999 Jury Awards $5M to Man in Bee Stings SEATTLE (AP) -- A man left severely brain damaged by a...malpractice verdict against a doctor who had told him he was not allergic to bee stings. Daniel Topham and his wife, Cynthia, contended Dr. Gail...week in 1992, and the second ...
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Bee stings.
Pediatrics for Parents;
July 1, 2007 ;
Lewis, Felisa S.;
787 words
......a bee and gets stung. Bee stings are quite common in the...reported deaths due to bee stings each year, and one-half...population is considered allergic to venomous stings. So...to 10 days to resolve. Allergic reactions can be classified...considered moderate. Severe ...
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