Allergic Reactions

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A high school student in Pennsylvania was taken to the hospital after over dosing on Axe Body Spray, a Unileiver product. School officials say the student is severely allergic to the spray but it wasn't immediately clear what chemical was the culprit for the reaction. The high school is now asking students to cut back on the body spray. [HuffPo]