News tagged with toxic doses
Support for adjunctive vitamin C treatment in cancer
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Serious flaws in a recent study, which concluded that high doses of vitamin C reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs in the treatment of cancer, are revealed in the current issue of Alternative and Complementary Th ...
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New strategy in tumor treatment
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A new strategy proposed by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School and Amtek, Hanover, NH may treat tumors that do not respond to conventional treatment. The study, which was published on May 29th in the open access, peer ...
Safer nanoparticles spotlight tumors, deliver drugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Small is promising when it comes to illuminating tiny tumors or precisely delivering drugs, but many worry about the safety of nano-scale materials. Now a team of scientists has created miniscule ...
FDA acts against unapproved colchicine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 06, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will take action against companies marketing unapproved injectable colchicine, a drug used to treat gout.
Protecting neurons could halt Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Researchers at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have identified a group of chemical compounds that slow the degeneration of neurons, a condition behind old-age diseases like ...
Dartmouth researchers show effects of low dose arsenic on development
Nov 14, 2007 |
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A team of Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers has determined that low doses of arsenic disrupt the activity of a hormone critical in development. The finding is further evidence that arsenic at low doses (at levels ...
Scientists discover mechanism to make existing antibiotics more effective at lower doses
Sep 10, 2009 |
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A new study published in the September 11, 2009 issue of Science by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine reveals a conceptually novel mechanism that plays an important role in making human pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus an ...
Using morphine to hasten death is a myth, says doctor
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Using morphine to end a person's life is a myth, argues a senior doctor in a letter to this week's BMJ. It follows the case of Kelly Taylor, a terminally ill woman who went to court earlier this month for the right to be ...
Mixing large doses of both acetaminophen painkiller and caffeine may increase risk of liver damage
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking acetaminophen, one of the most widely used painkillers in the United States, could potentially cause liver damage, according to a preliminary laboratory study reported in the ...
Compounds May Help Combat Brain Diseases
Nov 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Southern Methodist University (SMU) have identified a group of chemical compounds that slows the degeneration of neurons, a condition that causes such ...
Researchers uncover protection mechanism of radiation-resistant bacterium
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Mar 20, 2007 |
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Recent discoveries by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) could lead to new avenues of exploration for radioprotection in diverse settings. Michael J. Daly, Ph.D., an associate professor ...
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