Expired Epi Pens may not deliver enough epinephrine
to stop a severe allergic reaction. If you use an Epi Pen, check the expiration date and replace any
pen that has expired.
If you live with a pet, close or filter
the air ducts to your bedroom if you have forced-air heating/cooling.
Addicted to a nasal decongestant? Have
you been using an over-the-counter spray such as Afrin, Dristan
or Neosynephrine? They are great to use twice a day for about
3 days for the stuffiness of a bad cold but are not intended to
be used indefinitely. They shrink the lining of the nose, but if you use them too frequently, your nose reacts and becomes even
more swollen than it was in the first place.
Every day, each of us breathes in two heaping
tablespoons of assorted particles…dust, pollen, mold,
smoke, carbon, tar, rubber, metals, and bacteria…plus countless
chemicals.
If you're doing some holiday decorating,
watch out for mites and molds. They love fall leaves, pine
cones and evergreen branches and they are hard to clean off. Give
yourself a break. Choose nuts, pumpkins, and unscented candles.
To help reduce molds and mildew run a night light continuously
in dark closets.
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