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Reglan may calm chronic sneezing fits, but long-term use risky

Sneezing 150x150 Reglan may calm chronic sneezing fits, but long term use riskyLast month, a 12-year-old girl’s mysterious sneezing illness promoted a flurry of attention after her story was told on MSNBC’s Today show. Lauren Johnson sneezes 10 times a minute – up to 12,000 of times a day – and doctors have no clue why. Weeks later she was diagnosed with Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptoccus, or PANDAS. Her parents say that antibiotics have improved her disorder, but that she is at risk of showing symptoms again in the future.

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