View a recent segment from KUAT's Arizona Illustrated news show about Dr. Leslie Boyer and her scorpion antivenom research conducted at the VIPER Institute in conjunction with the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center:http://tv.azpm.org/kuat/segments/2009/6/22/kuat-scorpion-antivenom/
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UA Scorpion Antivenom Study Featured in NEJM
A study conducted by researchers from The University of Arizona and reported in the May 14 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine shows that youngsters suffering severe nerve poisoning following a scorpion sting recover completely and quickly if a scorpion-specific antivenom is administered.
Watch the video: http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/newsroom/vnr
May 14, 2009
Scorpion stings rarely leave a trace, so when 10-year-old Michael Moerdler-Green woke up at 3 a.m. during a recent family trip to Phoenix, all he knew was that his leg hurt. But as the scorpion’s poison began to spread, his body started to tingle, his eyes rolled around in his head and his legs and arms began to flail.
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May 14, 2009
TUCSON, Ariz. --Youngsters suffering severe nerve poisoning following a scorpion sting recover completely and quickly if a scorpion-specific antivenom is administered, according to a study conducted by researchers from The University of Arizona and reported in the May 14 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
May 13, 2009
By Gene Emery
BOSTON, May 13 (Reuters) - A Mexican antidote for the sting of the bark scorpion can stop the potentially deadly venom in its tracks within four hours, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Read more at Reuters.
A drug used in Mexico proves effective in Arizona test
By Nathan Seppa
Web edition : Wednesday, May 13th, 200
The Arizona bark scorpion may be small, but its sting delivers a neurotoxin that can kill or render critically ill a young child. A study in the May 14 New England Journal of Medicine finds that an antivenom drug commonly used in Mexico for such stings neutralizes the toxin, eliminates symptoms
Read more at Science News
May 13, 2009
WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- An anti-venom medication used in Mexico but not approved for use in the United States appears able to quickly and completely help children recover from the nerve poisoning caused by the bark scorpion's sting, a new study finds.
Read more at US News and World Report
International forum bolsters UA's poison center research: Male? Been drinking? Watch out for critters!
ALAN FISCHER
Published: 08.30.2007
Tucson Citizen
April 24, 2007
Venomous Bites and Stings
Leslie Boyer, M.D., Director of the VIPER Institute (VIPER stands for: Venom Immunochemistry, Pharmacology and Emergency Response) and Jude McNally, RPh, DABAT, Managing Director of the Arizona Poison and