Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Treatment for Scorpion Stings

I'm excited to learn about FDA's approval of the first specific treatment for scorpion stings. Nature blog had a very interesting article about this clinical trial:  A tiny trial of 15 people helps convince the US to approve a drug that takes the pain out of scorpion stings. You can see the locations of the current ongoing clinical trials related to scorpions below: