What is Your Snot Saying

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Anna's Snot Video: • Everything You Didn't Want To Know Ab... • This week Reactions takes a look at the science behind your snot. That's right--there's a lot of chemistry going on in your phlegm. But despite being a little icky, phlegm gets a bad rap. This germ-fighting goo contains cells and chemical compounds that help us power through a cold. You can also think of mucus as a traffic light for your health - what turns up in our used tissues can be a useful clue about the inner workings of our immune systems. • Find us on all these places: • Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions • Facebook! / acsreactions • Twitter! / acsreactions • Tumblr! http://tumblr.com/ACSReactions • Nylon Flares - Alec Makinson • LA Funk - cragkeys • Producer: • Elaine Seward • Writer: • Judith Lavelle • Executive Producer: • Adam Dylewski • Scientific consultants: • Jennifer Reams, D.O. • Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D. • Kyle Nackers • Sources: • Harvard Health Blog: • http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/do... • CDC - Runny Nose Q A: • https://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/communit... • CDC - Common Cold and Runny Nose: • https://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/communit... • MedlinePlus - Causes and Home Treatment of stuffy or runny nose: • https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/... • Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal; Editor's Comment on Viruses and Cold Symptoms: • http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content... • Histamines and antihistamines - review of Desloratadine: • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... • Psuedophedrine vs. ephedrine (1978): • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... • MCBI myleperoxidase: • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/4353 • WebMD article: • tp://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/the-truth-about-mucus#2 • Cleveland Clinic infographic: • https://health.clevelandclinic.org/20... • Gizmodo article: • http://io9.gizmodo.com/boogers-myths-... • Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. • • Reactions is produced by the American Chemical Society.

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