Teenage boy dies from box jellyfish sting in Cape York
A 17-year-old boy dies after being stung by a box jellyfish near Bamaga — the same place the last person was killed by the animal in 2006. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is the Best Treatment for a Jellyfish Sting?
Title: What Is the Best Treatment for a Jellyfish Sting?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - February 25, 2021 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Epidemiology of scorpionism in France: nationwide scorpion exposure - Vaucel JA, Gil-Jardin é C, Labadie M, Larréché S, Paradis C, Nardon A, Courtois A, Langrand J, Kallel H.
INTRODUCTION: In France, 57 species of scorpions are described with a limited number of clinical studies. In this article, we report the epidemiology of scorpion sting events in mainland France and its overseas territories based on cases reported to the Fr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
STING activation reduces graft-versus-host disease in a mouse model
(Medical University of South Carolina) MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Yongxia Wu, Ph.D., identified a new target molecule in the fight against graft-versus-host disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 11, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Catalytic asymmetric and stereodivergent oligonucleotide synthesis
We report the catalytic stereocontrolled synthesis of dinucleotides. We have demonstrated, for the first time to our knowledge, that chiral phosphoric acid (CPA) catalysts control the formation of stereogenic phosphorous centers during phosphoramidite transfer. Unprecedented levels of diastereodivergence have also been demonstrated, enabling access to either phosphite diastereomer. Two different CPA scaffolds have proven to be essential for achieving stereodivergence: peptide-embedded phosphothreonine-derived CPAs, which reinforce and amplify the inherent substrate preference, and C2-symmetric BINOL-derived CPAs, which com...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Featherston, A. L., Kwon, Y., Pompeo, M. M., Engl, O. D., Leahy, D. K., Miller, S. J. Tags: Chemistry r-articles Source Type: news
STINGing tumors with nanoparticles
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body's innate immune system and make it more effective at fighting off tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern have shown. Their study, published inNature Biomedical Engineering, is the first to successfully target the immune molecule STING with nanoparticles about one millionth the size of a soccer ball that can switch on/off immune activity in response to their physiological environment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Analgesic culture: can reframing pain make it go away?
The way we think about pain could change how much we actually sufferWe ’ve all got a story about pain. Maybe it’s that time you broke your arm skating, or the time you finished the game on a twisted ankle, or the 10 hours of labour without an epidural. Maybe your story of pain is a story of violence, the injury and trauma of an assault. Maybe it’s a story of terr or. Or it’s heartbreak, the seemingly endless depths of grief and despair after a loss. Whatever it is, (almost) all of us have experienced what we call pain and we’re not in a hurry to experience it again.But have you ever tried to define that pain? Whe...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Margee Kerr and Linda Rodriguez McRobbie Tags: Life and style Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news
UK stars from Ed Sheeran to Elton John raise alarm over post-Brexit music tours
More than 100 British musicians, from Ed Sheeran, Sting and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters to classical stars like conductor Simon Rattle,... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
For true herd immunity, we must vaccinate immigrants as a priority | Laura Spinney
The US hasn ’t learned from past pandemics. The health of naturalized Americans is intertwined with that of immigrantsThe Trump administration ’s colossal mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over, and won’t be for a long time after the current president’s departure. There’s a sting in that administration’s tail, whose poison is already spreading through the US population. It has been invisible until now, at least in th e higher echelons of power, but as the mass vaccination campaign moves into its next phase its effects are becoming painfully and tragically obvious. The sting has an innocuous-soundin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 14, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Laura Spinney Tags: Coronavirus Health policy Infectious diseases Politics Public services policy Science Source Type: news
The epidemiological study of clinical signs and outcomes of patients with scorpion stings referred to emergency department of Rafsanjan Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital in 2017-2018: a descriptive study - Shahrabadi E, Moradi MS, Rezaeian M, Salimabadi Y, Esmaeili Ranjbar A, Moinaddini5 S, Sanji Rafsanjani M.
Background and Objectives: Scorpion bite is one of the public health problems, which sometimes causes human death. The aim of this study was to determine various epidemiological aspects, clinical signs and outcomes of patients with scorpion bite referred t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Scorpions and scorpion sting envenoming (scorpionism) in the Arab Countries of the Middle East - Amr ZS, Abu Baker MA, Al-Saraireh M, Warrell DA.
The twelve Arab countries of the Middle East are inhabited by 117 species of scorpions of varying medical importance within six families. Scorpion stings are a very common occurrence throughout the region. Twenty-two scorpion species are considered to be... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
What Is the Best Treatment for Yellow Jacket Stings?
Title: What Is the Best Treatment for Yellow Jacket Stings?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/22/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/22/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - December 22, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
How poisonous is the Dutch wildlife? - Langeveld K.
Recent publications on fatal cases of mushroom poisoning and wasp's stings in the Netherlands raised the question how poisonous the Dutch wildlife is. In this article I focus on plants, berries, mushrooms and animals. The annual reports of the National Poi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Bee sting envenomation severe cases in Manaus, Brazilian Amazon: clinical characteristics and immune markers of case reports - Mendon ça-da-Silva I, Monteiro WM, Sachett JAG, Barbosa ES, Cordeiro-Dos-Santos M, Lacerda MVG, Melo GC, Costa AG, Val FFA.
We report two cases of severe bee envenomation, of which one was fatal. We also describe clinical characteristics and immune markers. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
‘ I Feel Completely Fine ’ : Dr. Mallika Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Syndicated Local Coronavirus Coronavirus Vaccine Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
