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Dozens of hand sanitizers contain a toxic ingredient. How do you know yours is safe?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified at least 77 hand sanitizers that contain dangerous levels of methanol, a toxic substance that can cause nausea, nerve damage and blindness when absorbed through the skin and death, if ingested. In June, the FDA issued a warning about nine tainted hand sanitizers made by a […]

July 28, 2020
Health Problems

Experimental leukemia combination proves toxic for older, frail patients

About 32 percent of older, sicker patients enrolled on a leukemia clinical trial experienced serious side effects from a treatment that combined a chemotherapy and an immunotherapy drug, leading investigators to pause the trial and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to eventually pull the combination from the current study. Released today at the 61st […]

December 10, 2019
Health News

For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous

Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known. Researchers at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences sought out to examine how microcystin might affect individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a widespread condition that is frequently asymptomatic. They found the toxin can significantly amplify […]

September 19, 2019
Health News

Toxic shock syndrome isn't a myth – it almost killed me

When I tell people I’ve had Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), the most common response is ‘I thought that was a myth!’ And while it is relatively rare, when TSS does take hold it is extremely serious and can be fatal. I was in the library at university when I began feeling nauseous. When it didn’t […]

June 8, 2019
Health News

Toxic shock due to pad: a woman barely escapes a leg Amputation

The 33-year-old Kristina Makris of Massachusetts (USA) woke up one Morning with a stabbing headache, and narrowly escaped a leg Amputation. Blame it on a Tampon. Shortly before her hospital admission, the 33-year-old Kristina Makris had turned your life completely. She had started to eat vegan and even switched to a vegan Tampon brand, reported […]

December 10, 2018
Health Problems

DNA vaccine reduces both toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s

A DNA vaccine tested in mice reduces accumulation of both types of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to research that scientists say may pave the way to a clinical trial. A new study by UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute shows that a vaccine delivered to the skin prompts an immune response […]

November 20, 2018
Health Problems
Health Problems

Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease

December 29, 2022

Common Causes of Indigestion (Dyspepsia)

December 22, 2022

How Veterinary Vaccines Affect Human Health

November 1, 2022

How does the Brain Change as we Age?

October 12, 2022
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World-first guidelines created to help prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment

January 30, 2023

Six ways to ward off dementia – ‘cases could be prevented’

January 29, 2023

Earwax removal no longer available at GP surgeries—leaving many struggling to hear

January 29, 2023
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