Mandy Moore reveals her 2-year-old son has a rare skin condition:'Kids are resilient '
Moore revealed in her Instagram Story on Friday that her son August has been dealing with a "crazy rash" for a week due to Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, a rare skin disease that afflicts children. "We tried to deduce what it could be and did anything to help him find relief from the itch. We went to…#gianotti #moore #benadryl #gcs #mandymoore #nord #hepatitis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Case report of lethal concentrations of the over-the-counter sleep aids diphenhydramine and melatonin - Zimmerman JT, Schreiber SJ, Huddle LN.
Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are not typically considered "drugs of abuse" by the public, yet they are implicated in a portion of overdose cases. Although the toxicity of some OTC medications (such as acetaminophen, aspirin, and diphenhydramine [DPH]... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The 'death trap' TikTok trend that is terrifying parents all over the world
Jacob Stevens, from Ohio, died on April 12 after overdosing on Benadryl as part of the social media challenge. He was filmed by his friends downing an alarming number of the anti-allergy pills. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urgent warning from health experts over deadly TikTok Benadryl challenge
The 'Benadryl Challenge' trend, which has already killed two US teens, sees people swallow multiple antihistamines tablets before posting videos of their experience. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
13-Year-Old Ohio Boy Dies After Trying The TikTok ‘Benadryl Challenge’
He ended up ingesting 12 to 14 pills of the over-the-counter antihistamine. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Social Media /social-media business pharma standard Source Type: news
NPPA revises ceiling prices of 128 formulations
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has also fixed the retail price of 12 scheduled formulations under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (NLEM 2022). The retail price of one tablet of anti-diabetes combination drug Glimepiride, Voglibose& Metformin (extended release) has been fixed at Rs 13.83. Similarly, retail price of one tablet of Paracetamol, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride and Caffeine has been fixed at Rs 2.76. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 -- A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids— and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely.
The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found commonly... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
What Are Treatments for Panic Disorder?
Discussion
Panic disorder is “…one of the anxiety disorders and is characterized by repeated, unexpected panic attacks, involving physical symptoms such as racing heart, dizziness and chest pains, along with a fear of recurring attacks and changing behaviors to avoid further attacks.” It has both physical manifestations and mental ones including extreme fear such as mortal fear, loss of control and fear of alienation.
It is most common in teenagers aged 15-19 and is very common with about 1% of teens experiencing attacks. A study of college students in multiple countries found a lifetime prevalence of 5%....
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 26, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
FDA: Here Are Dangers Of NyQuil Chicken And Benadryl Challenges On Social Media
People have landed in emergency rooms and even died from such social media challenges. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 21, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Psilocybin May Help Treat Alcohol Addiction, Study Shows
By the time Jon Kostas was 25, he was desperate to beat his alcohol addiction. He had started drinking at age 13 and had cycled through different treatments—going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, taking pharmaceutical medications, and trying in-patient rehab—but nothing worked. Ever since 2015, however, when he took part in a clinical trial that combined talk therapy and psilocybin—the psychedelic active ingredient in magic mushrooms—Kostas has quit drinking. “I’m forever grateful and indebted,” he says. “This saved my life.”
A randomized clinical trial, published Aug....
Source: TIME: Health - August 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Addiction healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Recommended Drugs for Headache Rarely Prescribed in EDs Recommended Drugs for Headache Rarely Prescribed in EDs
Although guidelines caution against it, use of diphenhydramine in EDs more than doubled over a recent 11-year period, but recommended drugs such as triptans and corticosteroids were rarely prescribed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
A different challenge with Benadryl: adolescent diphenhydramine ingestions reported to National Poison Database System, 2007-2020 - Darracq MA, Thornton SL.
BACKGROUND: The US Food and Drug Administration released a warning related to potential adverse effects related to intentional misuse or abuse ingestions of diphenhydramine in September 2020. We sought to evaluate adolescent-aged (13-19 y) diphenhydramin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
EM Coach: Positively chilling
What caused this teen girl’s breakout of hives?
Question Stem
A 14-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department to be evaluated for diffuse hives (pictured below). They developed while the family was swimming in a cold lake where they were picnicking.
No one else in the family developed any symptoms. It took her parents 30 minutes to get her to the hospital, and her symptoms started to resolve by the time she arrived. Which of the following findings may be used to confirm the suspected diagnosis?
Question Answer Choices
A. Development of vesicles hours later
B. History of Raynaud’s phenomenon
C. Positive Alle...
Source: EPMonthly.com - February 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey Lyles Source Type: news
