William Higgens BBC North West Investigations BBC Edith Eagle began using the tanners ahead of a holiday in Fuerteventura A woman has told how she was left in hospital “unable to breathe” after suffering a severe reaction to an unlicensed nasal tanning spray she bought online. Edith Eagle said she felt like she was “suffocating” … Read more
“We are very excited to be the first Trust to be giving patients access to this important new technology which kills viruses, bacteria, and fungi with a five-minute treatment,” Dr Bond, a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and director of innovation, said. Source link
Experts are assessing a very rare side effect of nasal decongestants that could harm brain blood flow. Source link
The vaccine’s maker says it is effective in preventing infection and transmission of the disease. Source link
“Children who catch influenza are at greater risk from subsequent infections, including group A strep, so these findings provide yet more reasons for parents of eligible children to bring them forward for the flu vaccine,” Dr Jamie Lopez Bernal, from UKHSA, said. Source link
July 12, 2022 – A little over a year after its FDA approval, Bayer has announced that its prescription-strength nasal spray for indoor and outdoor allergies (brand name Astepro) is now available over the counter nationwide. Astepro, which is made up of 0.15% strength of the antihistamine azelastine and can take just 30 minutes to … Read more
May 9, 2022 — Scientists are working on COVID vaccines delivered through nasal sprays that could stop the coronavirus from invading the body at its most common entry point, the mucous membrane of the nose and throat. More than a dozen clinical trials with nasal sprays are under way, The Guardian reported. USA Today said … Read more
March 30, 2022 The nasal spray flu vaccine does not worsen symptoms for children with asthma despite current warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new clinical trial published in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers found that the quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4), also called the nasal spray vaccine, is … Read more
March 3, 2022 — TikTok users seeking deep tans are using a questionable method: spraying self-tanning products up their noses, and then lying in the sun or in a tanning bed. Although nasal spray tanning is being described as a new “viral” trend, it seems to have gotten its start as early as the spring … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first human clinical trial of a nasal vaccine to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is set to begin after nearly 20 years of research. This is a “remarkable milestone,” according to Dr. Howard Weiner, co-director of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic … Read more