🚑 This tragic death is why my doctor told me,⚠️ ⚕️ Always Carry Your EpiPen

"An eight-year-old boy has died of a severe allergic reaction after his mother alleges he was given the wrong treat at a Dairy Queen in Kingston."

#Health #Allergy #Parenting

https://globalnews.ca/news/11872431/ontario-boy-dies-dairy-queen/

Trying out a new poly gel (i.e. extension gel), one that *shouldn't* trigger my acrylate allergy (HEMA, etc). I used a sandwich nail form to get the shape, then filed down the gel that leaked out the sides.

The shape isn't much different than my natural nail. My goal isn't necessarily to lengthen my nails, but to strengthen/armor then with gel...I just need something that doesn't irritate my skin.

So far so good! No itch, but I'll have to leave it on for a couple days to be sure. 🤞💅

PS: Brand is "Makartt". I cleaned my nail, then used their base coat and their clear poly gel.

#nails #gel #hema #acrylate #allergy #polygel

Big Picture Science for May. 18, Allergy Reason

REPEAT
Runny nose. Itchy, watery eyes. Sneezing. If you don’t have allergies, you probably know someone who does. The number of people with allergies, including food allergies and eczema, is increasing. What is going on?

A medical anthropologist describes how our hygiene habits, our diets, and our polluted environment are irritating our bodies. Also, the case for skipping your shower. Is skin healthier when we stop lathering?

Guests:

* James Hamblin – Preventive medicine physician and a lecturer in public health at Yale and author of Clean: the New Science of Skin
* Theresa MacPhail – medical anthropologist, professor of science and technology studies at Stevens Institute of Technology and author of Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World.

Originally aired July 3, 2023

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#Allergy #Allergies #BigPictureScience #SETI #News #Podcast #Science

https://optase.com/product/hylo-night/
Servant’s optometrist gave minion a tube of Optase night time dry eye lubricant. It worked pretty well. Awoke without sandman eyes. And decent vision which lasted until wheelie bins were schlepped. Triffids pollen took him then.

Doc Strabismus says about 3 months to resolve, maybe with cyclosporine drops.

#triffids #polen #allergy