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Major tobacco company manipulates data on effects of additives in cigarettes

A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers.

7 Jan 2012

Ipsen, Oncodesign partner to discover and develop LRRK2 kinase inhibitors against PD

Oncodesign, a Drug Discovery company and Oncology pharmacology service provider, and Ipsen, a global specialty-driven pharmaceutical company, announced today that the two companies have entered into a research collaboration to discover and develop innovative LRRK2 kinase inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents against Parkinson's Disease and for potential additional uses in other therapeutic areas.

5 Jan 2012

Tips on how to avoid the misery of New Year's hangover

Loyola University Health System family physician Dr. Aaron Michelfelder offers tips on how to avoid the misery of a New Year's hangover.

30 Dec 2011

Increase in human activity threatens natural aquatic ecosystems in Tanzania

An increase in human activity is posing a threat to natural aquatic ecosystems in Tanzania and contributing to environmental damage and ecological changes. Doctoral research carried out by Hezron Emmanuel Nonga shows that agriculture and livestock farming leads to eutrophication in lakes and the proliferation of cyanobacteria which produce microcystins.

29 Dec 2011

HA fillers will see highest growth among facial injectable products in 2013 rebound

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, poor economic conditions will limit growth of the European facial injectables market in 2011 and 2012 down to 2.5 percent per year, but the market will rebound strongly in 2013 and onward, reaching a rate of nearly 12 percent by 2016, for a total market of $420 million.

19 Dec 2011

Study unveils mechanisms behind neurological effects of penitrem A

The mould fungus Penicillium crustosum occurs relatively frequently in food and animal fodder stored in temperate conditions. This mould produces powerful neurotoxins, for example penitrem A, which causes symptoms that are difficult to distinguish from those of other neurological diseases.

16 Dec 2011

Researchers uncover important source of inflammation for CKD

UC Irvine researchers have uncovered an important source of inflammation seen in people with chronic kidney disease, which is increasingly common due to the epidemic of obesity-related diabetes and hypertension.

14 Dec 2011

Detox diets useless – eat less and exercise more for good health

Detox diets may promise to help lose weight and purge the body of poisoning chemicals but the only thing that detox products will help lose is money, a British researcher says.

12 Dec 2011

WTC disaster results in increased risk of physical and mental health conditions after 9/11

The World Trade Center disaster exposed nearly half a million people to hazardous chemicals, environmental toxins, and traumatic events. According to research published in the December 2011 issue of Elsevier-published journal Preventive Medicine, this has resulted in increased risk of developing physical and mental health conditions after 9/11.

12 Dec 2011

Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility: Study

Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a study that appears in the online open access journal, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, published by SAGE.

12 Dec 2011

'Disinfectants' may reduce risk of E. coli outbreaks

Some E. coli bacteria are harmless and some are dangerous from the outset. Then some become dangerous when they are subjected to viral infection. Researchers are working to find tools that will reduce the risk of this happening.

9 Dec 2011

Toxins in Danish mushroom are effective against cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have explored the active principles of a Danish mushroom and found that some of the substances it contains are particularly toxic towards cancer cells. The goal is to synthesise and refine substances in the mushroom that may be useful in future drug development.

9 Dec 2011

First study to identify molecular mechanism that links inflammation to cancer epigenetics

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report that sharp rises in levels of reactive oxygen molecules, and the inflammation that results, trigger biochemical changes that silence genes in a pattern often seen in cancer cells. The researchers confirmed this gene-silencing effect in mice that develop inflammation-induced colon cancer.

8 Dec 2011

Scientists help uncover evolutionary history of TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor gene

Long the bane of picky eaters everywhere, broccoli's taste is not just a matter of having a cultured palate; some people can easily taste a bitter compound in the vegetable that others have difficulty detecting. Now a team of Penn researchers has helped uncover the evolutionary history of one of the genes responsible for this trait.

7 Dec 2011

Global problem of fatal snakebites and promising solutions highlighted at ASTMH meeting

Fatal snakebites are a bigger-than-acknowledged global health problem that has been vastly under-reported, according to research presented today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's (ASTMH) annual meeting.

6 Dec 2011

Fatal snakebites emerging global threat

5 Dec 2011

Body's surveillance for cancer causing damage and response to allergies share common pathway

CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have found that the body's surveillance for cancer causing damage and its response to allergies share a common pathway, according to research published in Science on Thursday.

1 Dec 2011

Botulism toxins could be re-engineered for treating RA, asthma, psoriasis

The most poisonous substance on Earth - already used medically in small doses to treat certain nerve disorders and facial wrinkles - could be re-engineered for an expanded role in helping millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, psoriasis and other diseases, scientists are reporting. Their study appears in ACS' journal Biochemistry.

1 Dec 2011

Two-drug combination may alleviate radiation sickness in people

A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston.

24 Nov 2011

Novel antibacterial protein could prevent or treat E. coli O157:H7-induced food-borne infections

A novel antibacterial protein targeted against E. coli O157:H7 may offer a way to prevent or treat serious food-borne bacterial infections, as demonstrated in a study published in the December issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

21 Nov 2011

Toxins News and Research

Major tobacco company manipulates data on effects of additives in cigarettes

Ipsen, Oncodesign partner to discover and develop LRRK2 kinase inhibitors against PD

Tips on how to avoid the misery of New Year's hangover

Increase in human activity threatens natural aquatic ecosystems in Tanzania

HA fillers will see highest growth among facial injectable products in 2013 rebound

Study unveils mechanisms behind neurological effects of penitrem A

Researchers uncover important source of inflammation for CKD

Detox diets useless – eat less and exercise more for good health

WTC disaster results in increased risk of physical and mental health conditions after 9/11

Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility: Study

'Disinfectants' may reduce risk of E. coli outbreaks

Toxins in Danish mushroom are effective against cancer cells

First study to identify molecular mechanism that links inflammation to cancer epigenetics

Scientists help uncover evolutionary history of TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor gene

Global problem of fatal snakebites and promising solutions highlighted at ASTMH meeting

Fatal snakebites emerging global threat

Body's surveillance for cancer causing damage and response to allergies share common pathway

Botulism toxins could be re-engineered for treating RA, asthma, psoriasis

Two-drug combination may alleviate radiation sickness in people

Novel antibacterial protein could prevent or treat E. coli O157:H7-induced food-borne infections

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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