FDA Approves First Nasal Spray for Allergic Reactions
10 Aug
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FDA Approves First Nasal Spray for Allergic Reactions

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NASA Space Technology Aug. 9, 2024 An epinephrine nasal spray to treat serious allergic reactions may soon be available in the U.S.The FDA announced its approval of the nasal spray, called neffy, on Friday. It's for adults, and for children who weigh at least 66 pounds, who have what are known as type 1 allergic reactions, which include the potentially life-threatening condition called anaphylaxis. Signs are trouble breathing or swallowing, skin symptoms like hives and swelling, stomach problems like cramps or nausea, and heart issues like a drop in blood pressure and rapid heartbeat.Allergic reactions are triggered by an abnormal immune system response, usually to something like foodor medication, or from an insect sting. Until now, the only treatment for anaphylaxis was an epinephrine shot in the thigh, usually through an automatic injector pen...
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NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover
10 Aug
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NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover

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NASA Space Technology As part of its commitment to a robust, sustainable lunar exploration program for the benefit of all, NASA issued a Request for Information Friday to seek interest from American companies and institutions in conducting a mission using the agency’s VIPER Moon rover.VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was designed to map the location and concentration of potential off-planet resources, like ice, on the South Pole of Earth’s Moon. NASA announced July 17 its intent to discontinue VIPER, and to pursue alternative methods to verify the presence of frozen water at the lunar South Pole, but could contribute the VIPER rover as-is to an interested partner.From July 17 to Aug. 1, NASA accepted expressions of interest from the broader community in using the existing VIPER rover system. The Request for Information...
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NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews
10 Aug
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NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews

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NASA Space Technology NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September.The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+NASA Television, the NASA appand the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA+ through a variety of platforms including social media.Interested media must submit a request no later than 12 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15, to the newsroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov.Pettit will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. The trio will spend approximately six months aboard the orbital laboratory before returning to Earth in the spring of 2025.During his time in orbit, Pettit will conduct scientific investigations and technology...
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