Epinephrine

  Those of us who carry epinephrine in our pocketbooks and hide them in our kids’ backpacks will appreciate this new product: It actually walks you through the injection process. Since I failed miserably the one time I needed to use our Epi-Pen 10...

Last week I was recounting the story of a gravely ill heifer calf that was dying during treatment for bloat. Once it became apparent that it was too late to relieve the bloat with the stomach tube, I retrieved a trocar from my truck. When I got back to...

If you're of a certain age, like me, your childhood memories of food at school are sweet and sentimental. Nothing was off the table, literally, including mystery treats that in grade school would magically appear on your desk after recess. Ours were left...

The premise Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller), a nurse in charge of a medical surgical unit at a hospital, is looking for extra income. He is approached by sexy pharmaceutical drug representative Andi Garcia (Jessica Alba), who offers him a gig as a...

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new law today authorizing school officials to give an epinephrine shot to any student who is suffering a severe allergic …...

THE NURSE IS IN By Chris Hammerlund I have a friend who 10 years ago had to become the “mama bear” and a threaten lawsuit …...

A hearty laugh on April Fool’s Day is just what the doctor ordered. Whether you are the victim or the prankster of an April Fool’s trick, the Society for Vascular Surgery says it’s good for your vascular health. Laughing increases...

Jackie is sober. Last week, her supply of little blue pills was on its last legs. After rationing out her final few pills over her shift, Jackie ran out to meet her dealer/case worker Bill, only to see him be......

A policy to regulate student food allergy management will come before the Warren Township High School Board on Tuesday – and has already been a …...

With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...

What do you think is the leading cause of accidental death in California? If you said car accidents, you were wrong. In 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 3,200 people in the state died in automobile crashes, while 3,561...

If any of the three elephants in the Yelduz Shrine Circus like peanuts, they'll be out of luck at 4 p.m. today  There will not be peanuts in the building for the opening performance of the Yelduz Shrine Circus. No peanuts will be sold. The popcorn...