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Where to inject your second Epipen shot

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Concerns are  being raised  about where to administer  adrenaline injections. Previous advice was to make the injection into the muscle on the outside of the thigh but the question being asked is whether the second dose - administered five minutes after the first if needed - should be in the same or different leg.

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Dog allergy. Promising developments for a vaccine

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A team in Japan has identified certain parts of molecules that may be responsible for causing an allergic reaction to dogs, potentially paving the way for the creation of a vaccine against dog allergies.

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How your allergy meds can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions

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Research data shows that overuse of just one type of reliever medication in asthma is responsible for 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. 

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Watch the clock to control your asthma

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 A study carried out by Dr Hannah Durrington of Manchester University looked at why people with asthma have worse symptoms at night and in the early hours of the morning.

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Do pets get hay fever?

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While hayfever for humans means a runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing, a dog or cat will  mostly show his reaction in his coat or skin.

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