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Taking a Painkiller While Training for a Marathon Triggered a Woman’s Life-Threatening Allergy
Doctors in Pennsylvania have reported a peculiar case of allergy in a 40-year-old woman, one that might unnerve casual joggers and marathon runners alike. Their patient developed a severe allergic reaction after taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID, during a training run for a marathon. Doctors believe that the exercise and NSAID combined caused…