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Old June 20th, 2014 #266
Alex Linder
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[as nbf mentioned upthread...]

Searching for the holy grail of snake bite antidotes
June 18, 2014 at 6:37 PM EDT

Although snake bites are rarely fatal in the United States, every year about 100,000 people die worldwide after being bitten by venomous snakes. A California doctor has developed a nasal spray treatment that may be able to help some snake bite victims halt paralysis before they reach a hospital. Special correspondent Spencer Michels has the story.

8m video

transcript
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/searc...ite-antidotes/