So glad you're doing well, by the way, I just read there's a new antidote for scorpion bites, so maybe next time you'll remember the bite has to be better than two broken hands.
News from Aug 7, 2011
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Gilbert, AZ--In what is being called a historic event, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Anascorp, an anti-venom produced in Mexico and tested in clinical trials conducted through the University of Arizona, for use in treating patients suffering the effects of scorpion sting.
Scorpion stings may soon be significantly less dangerous thanks to new anti-venom researched locally.
This approval is the culmination of a nearly 12-year collaboration of academic and clinical researchers with partners in business and industry from both sides of the border. Together with Leslie Boyer, M.D., a pediatrician and toxicologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, these entities joined forces to meet a critical and urgent need.
Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, members of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), have been part of the Anascorp research for the treatment of scorpion envenomation study since 2005 and 2006, respectively. During that time, more than 450 patients have received the anti-venom at both medical centers, making them the highest enrolling sites for the study. GoldCanyonToday - Locally researched anti-venom gains FDA approval |