After all, it's made from a deadly toxin — Botulinum toxin, to be specific.
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These toxin-carrying bacteria are called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC.
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Treatment involves administering anti-toxin to neutralize the toxin and antibiotics to kill the bacteria.
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When the immune system encounters a toxin from venom, it searches for ways to bind to that toxin.
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He and his collaborators tested the samples themselves and divided them into higher-toxin and lower-toxin categories.
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And Botulinum toxin, better known as Botox, is the most acutely lethal toxin known, and also totally natural.
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The E. coli spreading through the states is "toxin-producing," the CDC states — specifically a toxin known as Shiga.
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"The first is vaginal colonization with a strain of S. aureus, which can make the toxin; the second is production by the S. aureus of the toxin; the third is penetration across the vaginal epithelium of enough toxin to cause disease; and the fourth is a lack of adequate titers of the neutralizing antibody to the toxin," Pinkerton tells PEOPLE.
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"The first is vaginal colonization with a strain of S. aureus, which can make the toxin; the second is production by the S. aureus of the toxin; the third is penetration across the vaginal epithelium of enough toxin to cause disease; and the fourth is a lack of adequate titers of the neutralizing antibody to the toxin," Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, executive director of The North American Menopause Society told PEOPLE.
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"The first is vaginal colonization with a strain of S. aureus, which can make the toxin; the second is production by the S. aureus of the toxin; the third is penetration across the vaginal epithelium of enough toxin to cause disease; and the fourth is a lack of adequate titers of the neutralizing antibody to the toxin," Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, executive director of The North American Menopause Society told PEOPLE in 2015.
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And the Perfect Earth Project's goal of "toxin-free landscaping" sounds great, but a toxin is a poison made by nature, and of course there's a lot of those in grass.
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So: if you were to mix the toxin from a boxed jellyfish, the toxin from a Cone snail, and the toxin from a Blue-ringed octopus, then you would cause cardiac standstill almost instantaneously, you would cause all the muscles in the face and body to contract, and you would cause all neural cessation to stop throughout the body.
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If the toxin is ingested or inhaled, it's a poison.
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He's been a constant toxin through every bit of this.
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Beef cattle can withstand toxin levels up to 30 ppm.
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Some doctors described Jeuveau as "the happy toxin" on Instagram.
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But remove the toxin, and that gene is no longer essential.
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The team also paired botox with another toxin, substance P-saporin.
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The toxin — which has no official name – is transmitted by rainfall.
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The mushrooms contain a toxin called gyromitrin, which harms the liver.
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Some of the robot's modules use living organisms as toxin detectors.
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Some kinds of E. coli cause illness by producing Shiga toxin.
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I will keep my toxin-laden makeup products, thank you. 7.
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Of trading the elixir of hope for the toxin of fear.
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No one really knows how the hurricane will affect how much of the toxin finds its way to people's lungs — it's possible that cells breaking in the turbulence could deliver more of the toxin, sickening people.
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However, misinformation and "toxin-free" movements are contributing to birth control myths.
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The deadly toxin can be a byproduct of food and beverage production.
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He has written several articles about Chad Livdahl and Toxin Research International.
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The toxin in The Rain bears a slight resemblance to Legionnaire's Disease.
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They expected the copepods to gobble up the toxin-free dinoflagellates quickly.
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That spare copy accumulates mutations, until it becomes capable of producing toxin.
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Lower-toxin charcoal killed 10 percent of lung cells after 24 hours.
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Lead is a deadly toxin that affects the brain and nervous system.
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If humans ingest animals that contain the toxin, they can also die.
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In this case, the toxin was transmitted to Evelyn through her scalp.
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Sugar in any form is a toxin — limit how much you eat.
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Iraq had an estimated 100 R-400 bombs loaded with the toxin.
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Last month it called Pompeo a "diehard toxin" who only complicated talks.
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Nobody should be harmed by needless exposure to a risky environmental toxin.
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Also, she used the word "neuron-toxin," which isn't a real thing.
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Your drinking water may contain more of a toxin than you'd think.
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Sea lions who consume low levels of the toxin can recover after 72 hours, especially when they are monitored and protected by animal care experts, but high levels of the toxin can be deadly for some sea lions.
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He says that application of the toxin is managed very carefully -- the toxin is not applied in areas with lots of dogs, signs are put up where it is used and landowners in the area are kept informed.
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If a toxin is injected—if you're bitten, or stung—it's a venom.
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The surface of the eyes, or corneas, are particularly sensitive to the toxin.
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Asian common toads have evolved a toxin that is deadly to Madagascar predators.
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That toxin, scientists have found, can bring a fungal outbreak to a halt.
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In 2012, whistleblower Alexander Perepilichny died from a toxin while jogging in England.
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With proper preparation, the toxin, hydrogen cyanide, can be flushed out with water.
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Preliminary results also suggested the presence of a toxin produced by a fungus.
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Analyzing 22010 sharks across 22020 species from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, her team found that the majority contained the cyanobacterial toxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, together with another environmental toxin -- methylmercury -- which is known to accumulate in sharks.
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One can easily imagine the devastating effects of a toxin that works this rapidly.
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ADC, in turn, are antibodies with a cell toxin as a molecular add-on.
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Detox Diets and Juice Cleanses Tell me, do you know what a toxin is?
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Please read full Important Safety Information, including Distant Spread of Toxin Effect Warning, here.
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Something is a toxin if it causes harm to your body in small doses.
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Vomitoxin, a plant toxin, can sicken animals and humans if eaten in large quantities.
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People associate them with ciguatera toxin, but it's the spine that has the venom.
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Another prohibits genetic manipulation to alter a microbe to produce a Select Agent toxin.
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"We have a potential toxin of concern from biological samples in patients," Schuchat said.
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" Elena Arboleda, the salon director at Mario Badescu, said, "It's basically a toxin magnet.
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The neuromuscular toxin will make your skin swell and can even cause heart failure.
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Experts blame some sort of attack, perhaps by a sonic device, toxin or virus.
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Each week, they observed changes in the mold's color, spore count and toxin levels.
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However, this particular strain — Shiga toxin-producing E. coli 63:H7 — is particularly dangerous.
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The toxin created by the algal blooms can also make shellfish poisonous to humans.
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They did this with high-toxin charcoal, low-toxin charcoal, and an electronic heating disk, and then placed a series of lung cells in a petri dish filled with the hookah-fied media to replicate the effect of smoking on the lungs.
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Heavy boozing equals a hangover, we all know it – after all, alcohol is a toxin.
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Your liver has to break the toxin, ethanol, into something it can digest, called acetaldehyde.
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The problem is a respiratory toxin regularly created and found in U.S. cities, called ozone.
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Researchers suggest that the botulinum toxin blocks the transmission of pain signals between nerve cells.
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To make matters more complicated, a person can catch the toxin from other sick people.
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It's counterproductive to paint humans as a foreign toxin ruining what is pure and good.
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Shiga toxin-producing E. coli typically cause diarrhea or bloody stools, stomach cramps, and vomiting.
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Meanwhile, E. coli in pools can produce a toxin called Shiga, which—you guessed it!
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"Sugar is not a 'toxin' that must be excluded from a child's diet," Isoldi said.
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Over the years the toxin has been blamed for the death of whales and birds.
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If left untreated, the toxin attacks the brain causing lethargy, disorientation, seizures and even death.
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It is caused by bacteria that produces a toxin that can harm tissues and organs.
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It accuses Moscow of stockpiling the toxin and investigating how to use it in assassinations.
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The toxin builds up in the sea lions, which eat fish that consume the algae.
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The officials are narrowing in on vitamin E acetate as a "potential toxin of concern."
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Consuming food that is contaminated with botulinum toxin can cause botulism, which can be fatal.
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Just one gram of botulinum toxin is enough to kill a million people when inhaled.
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A more plausible hypothesis is that the diplomats were exposed to some kind of toxin.
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She and her colleagues were looking at a toxin that is produced by B. fragilis.
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The United Nations concluded that the toxin in that attack was another nerve agent, sarin.
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Most species of pufferfish carry a toxin that can cause numbness, paralysis, and then death.
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They're one of just a handful of mammals with venom glands that deliver a powerful toxin.
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They've since engineered a synthetic version of the spider's toxin that's more potent than the original.
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Since the toxin travels through water droplets, it can be transmitted through an infected person's breath.
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A plaintiff needs to prove only that he or she has been exposed to a toxin.
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The nerve toxin that poisoned him, novichok, was developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
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A toxin is something that causes our body to do something bad in a small dose.
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She was given two botulism-toxin pills to drop in Castro's drink, so her story goes.
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"I am not going to write anything here about Iggy's time with the toxin," she writes.
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Lead is a toxin that can harm the brains of children and cause other health problems.
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Our political culture is sick and getting sicker, and confirmation bias is now a leading toxin.
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The strain of bacteria involved in the outbreak is Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7.
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Right away, he said that the hives looked like they were caused by a toxin exposure.
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Researchers analyzed data from 17 studies, including 3,646 patients, that tested botulinum toxin injections against placebos.
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As they switched on in succession, the genes produced a nasty toxin the nematodes don't like.
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For example, imagine a microbe that lives in the presence of a toxin, such as an antibiotic.
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A gene that can break down the toxin would be essential for a microbe in that environment.
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Strains of O157:H7 produce an especially nasty toxin called Shiga, which can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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Police have said a nerve toxin had been left on the front door of the Skripals' home.
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Longer dialysis sessions using a slower rate of toxin and fluid removal improves survival, studies have shown.
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Khalid said that one of the attackers suffered from vomiting and other symptoms associated with the toxin.
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Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a child's brain and erode his immune system.
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And doctors aren't sure what the long-term effects of breathing air with the toxin may be.
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According to Dr. Fusco, there is no formal definition for the term "toxin" in the cosmeceutical world.
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The binding sites on the toxin are physical features, and are coded for in the snake's DNA.
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The toxin is harmful to all ages, though children and young people are more commonly the victims.
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And the ability of the organs to respond to the alcohol, which is a toxin, goes down.
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The main treatment for toxin-mediated liver injury is stopping the use of the product and monitoring.
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Nor did they find evidence of botulism, a toxin that causes nerve injury, Dr. Brandon Foreman said.
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According to the CDC, foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that are contaminated with botulinum toxin.
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He believed that "like cures like"—ie, that tiny doses of a toxin can heal the patient.
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The EU cited issues with Shiga toxin-producing E.coli in beef as well as salmonella in poultry.
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She credits her toxin-free beauty regimen of weekly facials, daily exercises and drinking lots of water.
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More People Get It Than You ThinkBotulinum toxin has been the number-one nonsurgical procedure since 2000.
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They release a toxin called domoic acid that winds its way through the marine life food chain.
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But infections with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Yersinia and Cryptosporidium (a parasite) increased during that time.
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U.S. officials believe the illnesses resulted from an attack, perhaps by a sonic device, toxin or virus.
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When the investigators put these toxin-secreting bacteria into mice, the animals' colons became spotted with tumors.
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The toxin produced by the bacteria typically causes symptoms such as vomiting, stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea.
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As they develop into adults, the pupae shuttle milkweed toxin from their guts to their new wings.
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This specific strain of E. coli produces the Shinga toxin, which can cause bloody diarrhea and vomiting.
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Now, after finding the second toxin, the EMA is looking at product made before 2012 as well.
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In FAP patients the specific B. fragilis strain, called ETBF, produced a toxin that causes colon inflammation.
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And yet, we also need to remove the toxin of politics because it has poisoned the debate.
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Russia and the regime say chlorine gas, a deadly toxin, was probably used in the attack on Aleppo.
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The type of E. coli behind the outbreak is known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7.
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"If it is virus or a toxin in something they are eating, we don't really know," she added.
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Crises may range from a pet being hit by an automobile, to a pet accidentally ingesting a toxin.
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E. coli O157:H7 is a dangerous type of bacteria because it produces a toxin known as Shiga.
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The two most common injectables are Botulinum Toxin Type A (commonly marketed as Botox) and soft-tissue fillers.
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When you think about it, a pharmaceutical and a toxin are just two sides of the same coin.
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However, it's a more "purified toxin," says the dermatologist because it doesn't use accessory proteins like other products.
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Blowfish livers contain a deadly toxin that can cause paralysis and asphyxiation, and there is no known antidote.
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Both the species-specific toxin and gene drive are among a handful of technologies related research is exploring.
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Fast forward a few years, and brands that tout organic and toxin-free labels have popped up everywhere.
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Six years later, whistleblower Alexander Perepilichny died from a toxin while jogging in England, per the NYT report.
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The issue is this: How does one investigate the ramifications of toxic masculinity without employing the toxin itself?
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The tip is also coated in a lethal toxin that's capable of killing any living matter on contact.
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It was then suggested that Russian intelligence agency FSB decided to administer a harmful toxin into Dudley's bloodstream.
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Our lack of specific countermeasures means we remain vulnerable to both targeted and indiscriminate use of this toxin.
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The March 4 attack, using the military-grade nerve toxin Novichok, may have left its victims brain-damaged.
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Manufacturers say it's ideal for low-rise construction, a product that's stucco-like in appearance and toxin-free.
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In addition, botulinum toxin, or Botox, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a migraine preventive.
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That means, said researchers, the bacteria, identified as two strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, could reappear.
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"The culture now is that CAR-T is just a big toxin attached to an antibody," Lim says.
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Scientists advise the crabs are not safe for human consumption because they may have ingested toxin-producing plankton.
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They were also laced with lycorine, a toxin that, depending on the dose, causes vomiting, paralysis or death.
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British authorities have concluded that the toxin used came from Russia's military, while Moscow has denied the findings.
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Botulin is a toxin that causes people to experience a severe and potentially fatal form of food poisoning.
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"CDC laboratory testing has confirmed that the strain of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157:H7 causing this outbreak produces a type of toxin that tends to cause more severe illness, which may explain why there is a high hospitalization rate," the agency said in an outbreak investigation update Friday.
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Terramino Foods: Terramino Foods is reimagining seafood, using fungi and algae to make healthy, affordable and toxin-free products.
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British authorities say a Soviet-era nerve toxin called Novichok was used in an attempt to murder the pair.
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People can get sick from botulinum toxin found inside sealed cans contaminated with the bacteria, a disease called botulism.
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However, if it is chewed or broken and then swallowed, the ricin toxin will be absorbed by the intestines.
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A man cleaning out his fish tank accidentally released a deadly toxin, sending his entire family to the hospital.
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After exposure, the toxin can be stored in the bones, and re-released into the bloodstream during growth spurts.
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Slow And Steady Besides being a toxin, in the right quantities, caffeine is also not particularly soluble in water.
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The type of bacteria implicated in the outbreak is E. coli O157:H7, which produces a toxin called Shiga.
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Rather, the company said it wanted to provide an alternative to toxin-heavy cigarettes for people who already smoke.
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When it comes to behavioral changes, the toxin has been linked to antisocial, hyperactive, and aggressive or violent personalities.
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The toxin doesn't seem to hurt the fish, but it can hurt humans and other mammals who eat them.
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Scientists have seen this kind of toxin before, but never in a snake, let alone any other vertebrate species.
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Gizmodo: We tend to use venom, poison, and toxin interchangeably in casual conversation, but they are actually quite distinct.
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Elevated blood lead levels are likely more common among children who get screened for the toxin, California officials say.
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For sea life, the toxin "affects the nervous system and red blood cells," Bartleson told Fox News on Thursday.
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The dementor wasp injects a paralyzing toxin into its prey's belly before chowing down on its (still alive) lunch.
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The sea lions show signs of domoic acid poisoning, a toxin that is produced by the algae Pseudo-nitzchia.
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The lawmakers say companies should be required to use vacuum stripping technology to rid products of this dangerous toxin.
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It's been one hell of a season for Veep, HBO's comedy about the high toxin levels in American politics.
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But until now, researchers didn't know if their toxin levels correlated with those in humans in the same area.
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It's possible the amount of toxin was too small, so an appointment was set up for a stronger dose.
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"If you don't have dialysis, all that excess fluid and excess toxin builds up in the body," Cervantes said.
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Infection with some strains of shigella can be fatal by producing a toxin that harms the kidneys, he said.
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You switch on the radio and hear that the drinking water in London is contaminated by a poisonous toxin.
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European and North American regulators last month found a second toxin in Valsartan that may cause cancer in humans.
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But by and large, we still milk snakes and use horse immune systems to supply the toxin-neutralizing proteins.
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No one has been reported as sickened by the toxin, once used in the production of liquid rocket fuel.
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Clinically-tested and gynecologist-approved, Honey Pot sells everything from organic pads and tampons, to toxin-free feminine wash.
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But the toxin now seems to be seeping down to local elections, where about 8,400 seats are being contested.
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I contacted Bedsure about this, and they let me know that the smell is toxin-free and isn't harmful.
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But organic doesn&apost necessarily mean toxin-free, and the word often doesn&apost really mean anything at all.
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For years, victims and their loved ones have urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban this deadly toxin.
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The animal became ill and died from what a veterinarian said was "most likely" an algal toxin, it reported.
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The animal became ill and died from what a veterinarian said was "most likely" an algal toxin, it reported.
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Allen "knowingly threatened to use a biological agent and toxin, specifically ricin, as a weapon," according to the indictment.
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Pharmacological treatments included hormones, antiepileptic medications, drugs or procedures that affect the nervous system, and botulinum toxin, among others.
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The alkaloid toxin coating their skin comes from a food-derived source; without it, they're not poisonous at all.
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Symptoms of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli can be pretty unpleasant and include bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and severe stomach pain.
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The CDC is looking at all of these factors but has not seen any cases linked to an environmental toxin.
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This condition is caused by a potent toxin that is released through the saliva of a certain species of tick.
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It's mildly dangerous for humans too: The toxin can go airborne and be dangerous for some people with respiratory sensitivities.
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The CDC said Friday that reports of individuals infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O103 began in early March.
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Months later, two residents of a nearby town with no ties to Russia were also poisoned by the deadly toxin.
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Aridis' AR-301 is an antibody that targets a toxin, but preserves human immune cells, differing from how antibiotics work.
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People of all ages are at risk of becoming infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, according to the FDA.
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Symptoms of botulism can begin six hours to 25 days after consuming the toxin, which causes muscle weakness and paralysis.
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The toxin is associated with developmental defects, cardiovascular disease, neurotoxicity, diabetes and even cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
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This was the first step toward botulinum toxin becoming the huge help in treating muscular disorders that it is today.
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During the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein's Iraq was known to have produced more than 19,000 gallons of botulinum toxin.
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In a nationwide outreach to clinicians, C.D.C. officials have emphasized that Shiga toxin illnesses should not be treated with antibiotics.
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It is a toxin that can affect the liver and cause liver fibrosis or scarring and liver tumors in rats.
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Six samples were sent to the CDC for more advanced testing and five returned positive for the toxin, she said.
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I don't know of any ingested poison or ingested toxin that would cause cardiac standstill in a short period of time.
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Typically, the homeopathic treatments contain just trace amounts of the toxin -- a level that is supposed to be safe to consume.
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The toxin comes along and attaches onto these channels, disrupting the ability of the nerves to send signals to muscle fibers.
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They're also BPA and toxin-free, which keeps you healthy and cuts down on the use of plastic water bottles. 5.
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But Malaysian police chief Khalid Abu Bakar claims both women knew they were swabbing Kim's face with a deadly nerve toxin.
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In 2012 they discovered that the toxin of a Chilean tarantula can target Nav1.7 with minimal impact on other sodium channels.
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A lab test found aconite, a plant-based toxin, in the patients and the tea samples taken from the trading company.
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This particular germ tends to be nastier than other strains of disease-causing E. coli, thanks largely to the Shiga toxin.
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The toxin travels up the food chain from filter-feeding shellfish to creatures like crabs, marine mammals, and, rarely, to humans.
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The level of toxin that is lethal to a pet is very low, and may not have been detectable in tests.
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The Soviet-era toxin is nearly eight times more lethal than VX, making it one of the world's deadliest nerve agents.
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Antivenoms—chemicals that reverse or blunt the effects of a snake's toxin—are standard medicines in areas where bites are common.
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And in any case it was not Novichok at all, but a toxin called BZ, as a Swiss laboratory secretly confirmed.
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Those infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli typically start experiencing symptoms within days of ingesting it, according to the agency.
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"A truly species-specific toxin would be a world first if we manage it," Daniel Tompkins of Landcare Research told Gizmodo.
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An Islamic terrorism plot to launch a deadly attack with the toxin ricin was reportedly thwarted in Germany, prosecutors revealed Thursday.
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Investigators found the toxin after a search of his apartment in Cologne, federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe said in a written statement.
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They say he succeeded in creating the toxin this month and investigators found it in a search of his Cologne apartment.
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Allergan makes Botulinum toxin, or Botox, a neurotoxic protein that can be injected into the face to smooth and prevent wrinkles.
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And that's frustrating if you don't like the idea of injecting a muscle-paralyzing toxin (or anything else) into your face.
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Adult bones can naturally process some of the toxin out of the body, but it can cause damage along the way.
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Injecting minute, highly diluted amounts of the toxin into a muscle blocks the nerve signals that tell that muscle to contract.
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Pinnacle Foods' ready-to-eat dried, sliced beef by Armour Star may have been tainted by staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin.
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Instead, there is every likelihood that this action would open a wide door for increased emissions of this life-threatening toxin.
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Chlorophyllin may protect against aflatoxin, a toxin made by fungi and known to contaminate food in the area around Qidong, China.
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"My concern is if you release a toxin in China, it can end up in LA just as easily," said Fuller.
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Ricin is a deadly toxin that interferes with basic cellular functions and can be delivered via injection, inhalation, ingestion and contact.
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Starting with the pilot, which features a plane full of people succumbing to a toxin that basically turns them into Sen.
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Later in the 19th century, Émile van Ermengem discovered the bacterial source of the toxin and isolated it for further research.
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In the 1950's, Dr. Vernon Brooks discovered that small amounts of botulinum toxin, if injected, could temporarily relax a muscle.
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Red kidney beans, for instance, contain a toxin that's neutralized by cooking, so eating them raw can make you very sick.
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Some varieties of corn, for example, received a gene from bacteria that allowed the crops to produce an insect-killing toxin.
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Britain was sending samples of the toxin to the chemical weapons organization for verification, the British prime minister said on Wednesday.
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The announcement narrows the possibilities of how the victims came into contact with Novichok, a lethal toxin developed by Soviet scientists.
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U.S. officials believe the illnesses may have resulted from some sort of attack, perhaps by a sonic device, toxin or virus.
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The EU said it had rejected some shipments of Brazilian beef due to the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
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The most exotic thing they tried was Botox—botulinum-toxin injections—which the F.D.A. had approved for chronic migraines in 2010.
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Read: Bringing back bison to restore America's lost prairie The work also involves spraying a toxin called 1080 in remote areas.
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Consider LCD monitors with mercury that, when smashed, can form a toxin that can damage a person's organs and nervous system.
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Moscow has come under increasing international pressure following a nerve toxin attack on a former Russian double agent on British soil.
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The Western leaders said the use of the toxin was a clear breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention and international law.
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The most common cosmetic procedure in the United States is a form of botulinum toxin type A, the most acutely lethal toxin known, a neuromodulator that can both cause disease and treat it — which, injected in small doses into the underlying muscles of the face, paralyzes the muscular function responsible for wrinkles to create smooth, furrow-free skin.
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All emphasize energy efficiency; some also include toxin-free, durable materials and water conservation, or, say, community infrastructure for biking and walking.
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In 2018, scientists reported that cows were still consuming cesium-137 in their vegetation and transferring the toxin to humans through milk.
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The toxin remains in all bodies of water, like lakes and ponds, rendering people susceptible to it even when it's not raining.
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The toxin has been linked to stunted growth in children, increased risk of liver cancer, and higher susceptibility to HIV and malaria.
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The department issued the recall after tests found the toxin, domoic acid, at a level that is higher than the established threshold.
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Produced by a type of algae, this toxin accumulates in the crabs, clams and scallops eaten in large quantities by sea otters.
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The reports have raised alarm among the French public that some kind of toxin in food, water or air could be responsible.
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The desert woodrat has developed enzymes secreted by its liver which can deal with amounts of toxin that could kill other rodents.
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Higher-toxin charcoal killed 25 percent, but the electronic heater, he was surprised to learn, killed 80 percent of the lung cells.
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The idea is to then use that molecule to make a new toxin that would harm only the targeted animal when ingested.
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That means the toxin could be distributed more liberally and effectively, with (hopefully) no consequences to other animals in the same ecosystem.
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Researchers have also begun work on sequencing the possum genome to look for targets to develop a toxin against the invasive marsupials.
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A toxin is just something that can be harmful to you, but this is about as broad a term as it gets.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says tick bites can rarely cause paralysis because of a toxin in the insect's saliva.
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To my surprise, there were a host of reports of ink complications, infections, toxin effects, scarring, burns, chronic irritations, and much more.
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Allen had his first court appearance Friday, where he was officially charged with threatening to use a biological toxin as a weapon.
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O157 is among the most potent Shiga-toxin producing strains, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill biologist Rachel Noble.
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Update 5/23/17: The California Department of Public Health has confirmed that the gas station cheese was contaminated with botulinum toxin.
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Most of us would want to find a way to eliminate that toxin from our lives, to regain our ability to reason.
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"Pick a toxin, that's going to be in the water," said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association.
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Every person breathes thousands of gallons of air each day, making air the greatest potential source of toxin exposure known to humankind.
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"The way it creates the ulcers is that when it's inside your skin, it multiplies, and it produces a toxin," Garchitorena said.
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Once a lineage started down the evolutionary path to creating venom, natural selection honed the toxin mixtures, creating potent and effective toxins.
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Cancers are caused by the toxin dioxin, which can take up to 11 years to clear your body of it once consumed.
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The doctors in Berlin said they had been unable to identify the specific toxin that appeared to be making Mr. Verzilov ill.
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The chemical was heavily used in the production of semiconductors and is the main toxin in 23 Superfund sites throughout the county.
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This is a rare condition where a toxin produced by bacteria in the vagina enters the bloodstream and causes a serious illness.
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In petri dishes, however, the toxin damages DNA and triggers cancerous changes in the epithelial cells that give rise to colon cancer.
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Her most notable superpower is being able to kill anyone with a single kiss: Her lips are laced with a poisonous toxin.
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The strain behind the outbreak, E. coli O157:H7, produces a Shiga toxin that can cause painful cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting.
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The self-help author Marianne Williamson unveiled her Whole Health Plan, which addresses unhealthy water and air, toxin exposure and food deserts.
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Alcohol is a toxin— and when your body has had too much of it, it needs to get rid of it ASAP.
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Batman: The Dark Knight #5 (2012)- Batman is struck with a version of Scarecrow's fear toxin and attacks Superman, who knocks him out.
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There was, however, one last-ditch migraine treatment I'd always been curious about: botulinum toxin, the most potent neurotoxin on the planet — a.k.a.
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In these rare but serious cases, the infection can have deadly effects: Bacteria kill swaths of tissue and muscle by releasing a toxin.
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"I don't really believe in having preventative toxin treatments," says Maryam Zamani, MD, a consultant at London's Cadogan Clinic, which specializes in ophthalmology.
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This story was updated to clarify that the toxin is not absorbed through intact skin and to add additional locations of past outbreaks.
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In 22015, it was followed by salmonella, shiga toxin-producing E. coli, shigella and vibrio in the number of cases per 217,2109 people.
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The toxin is found in castor beans — the stuff that was apparently in the packages sent to the Pentagon and the White House.
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Thousands of children are believed to have ingested dangerous levels of lead, a toxin that can harm brains and cause other health problems.
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In fact, previous research has demonstrated the toxin-absorbing properties of coffee grounds and other food wastes such as eggshells and watermelon rinds.
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In a straightforward example, the presence of a toxin in the environment could spur a reaction in your genes that leads to cancer.
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They&aposre still investigating exactly how the suspect planned to use the toxin, but said he was working on an attack in Germany.
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It's a reference the 2008 milk scandal in which an estimated 300,000 babies were sickened after drinking milk contaminated with the toxin melamine.
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Experts say that the toxin degrades so slowly that it's possible the couple came into contact with it well after the original attack.
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It's either made up (often poorly, but with liberal use of the word toxin) or someone's hypothesis with little to no supporting data.
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Revance's RT002 uses the same active ingredient as its competitors, botulinum toxin Type A, but was created using the company's proprietary peptide technology.
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They remain critically ill in hospital from the attack in which, British authorities say, a Soviet-era nerve toxin called Novichok was used.
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But in many cases, we don't know exactly where a toxin came from, or even how an entire venom system came to be.
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The first time botulinum toxin appeared on anyone's radar, its cosmetic properties were entirely unknown; actually, its original use was far from beautiful.
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The strain of bacteria has been identified as shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7, which can cause stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting.
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Even so, that left the question of how Mr. Praljak could have laid hands on the toxin since visitors were supposedly searched, too.
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To Dr. Glantz, and the other people who study this topic, that makes smoking in movies an "environmental toxin," a factor endangering children.
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E. coli 0157:H7 produces what's called a Shiga toxin that impacts the kidneys and causes symptoms including vomiting, cramps and bloody diarrhea.
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He called on Ethiopians to "neutralize the toxin of hatred by creating a civic culture of consensus-based democracy, inclusivity, civility, and tolerance."
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Or was the toxin simply an attempt to avoid detection in carrying out a brazen killing at one of the world's busiest airports?
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They've also made a molecule that blocks the toxin that causes botulism, and one that can detect tiny amounts of the opioid fentanyl.
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Vulnificus doesn't actually eat flesh, but instead excretes a toxin that causes white blood cells to destroy the flesh to banish the intrusion.
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Alcohol not only weakens your immune system, but also adds yet another toxin to your body that needs to be cleared out, she says.
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One toxin released during the accident was cesium-137, a radioactive isotope that can pose a danger to humans for at least a generation.
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The strain in this outbreak is called E. coli O157:H7 and it's particularly bad because the bacteria produce a potentially life-threatening toxin.
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About 5% to 10% of people infected with this type of bacteria, known as Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) E. coli, get hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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Western North America has been the source of several outbreaks of food poisoning caused by toxin-producing strains of E. coli, a gut bacterium.
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The ability of vinegar to suppress the discharge of cnidaria toxin after a sting is likely the result of its pH, or acidic content.
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Remedy Rush maintains this — there are still times when I only last a minute or two before getting caught up in an exploding toxin.
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The GAO audited laboratory safety oversight following errors that could have exposed dozens of people to live anthrax bacteria and the deadly toxin ricin.
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Red kidney beans raise red flag Many species of beans contain the toxin phytohemagglutinin, but concentrations are particularly high in raw red kidney beans.
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Image 2 of 2 BERLIN – German prosecutors say they&aposve thwarted an Islamic extremist plot to launch an attack with the deadly toxin ricin.
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The word "toxin" gets thrown around a lot, and I doubt that half the people using it even know what they mean by it.
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Of the 15.7 million minimally-invasive procedures in 2017, nearly half were Botulinum Toxin Type A injections, better known as Botox (7.23 million procedures).
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However, antibiotics are not used in children of this age, as killing the toxin in their intestines can trigger the release of additional antitoxins.
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Besides brotox, there is xeoman, a spin on Xeomin (a botulinum toxin injection like Botox), and a manlycure, the male version of a manicure.
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A week after the Trump inauguration, a doctor at another prominent hospital injected botulinum toxin into Dupree's vocal cords, hoping to relax his voice.
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The authorities said they had continued to detect toxin in crabs caught in waters off the Northern California coast, but at levels considered safe.
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The cells were programmed to produce a toxin known as amyloid beta, which can build up and cause brain inflammation, leading to memory loss.
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"When you use an anti-diarrheal, you're stocking up all that toxin and bad bacteria and that can trap and prolong illness," she explains.
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He thought there was little chance that the injuries were caused by a drug or a toxin, which would probably have left detectable traces.
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As an alternative, the team is looking to another toxin, Antimycin A, to poison corn pellets, which only carp will eat in their waters.
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Ideal for cleaning large computers, camera lenses and mirrors, and more, it's an eco-friendly and toxin-free option for cleaning your tech collection.
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They do not know whether the source is the liquids being vaped, or a toxin released from the materials used to make vaping devices.
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Researchers have linked a different algal toxin to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but other studies have refuted the connection.
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The strain involved in the current outbreak, known as E. coli O157:H7, produces a Shiga toxin that causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.
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However, when the Warmbiers met Otto at the airport in Ohio, they found their child suffering from something inconsistent with a toxin-fueled illness.
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In his novel, "Wuhan-193" causes the secretion of a "toxin that literally eats away brain tissue" causing loss of control of bodily function.
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The result: Year after year, New Yorkers rely on rail, barge and trucks to ship trash to methane-producing landfills and toxin-emitting incinerators.
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It's not a straightforward cocktail -- the team identified 19 genes out of 139 toxin genes as the ones responsible for causing harm in humans.
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The overarching challenge is that home cooks have almost no way of ensuring that what they're using is safe and toxin-free, Ronay said.
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Following an algae bloom in Lake Erie, federal experts found a toxin in the city's drinking water, potentially making it unsafe for human contact.
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The bacteria produces a toxin that causes symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps, typically within several days of swallowing the bug.
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Of these, eight of the samples were toxin-forming strains, the type that causes disease in humans, while the remaining twelve were non-toxigenic.
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Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC, as it&aposs sometimes called, spreads to humans when little bits of feces get inside our mouths.
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"Those algal blooms create the kind of toxin where, when dogs jump into the water to go swimming, they don't jump out," he said.
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In the same way that getting a tattoo or a vitamin IV drip are not surgeries, neither are injections of hyaluronic acid or botulinum toxin.
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Subsequently, in regular, twisted poetic fashion, Cersei poisoned Tyrene with the same toxin that Ellaria used on Cersei's own daughter Myrcella back in season five.
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Britain, the United States, Germany and France jointly called on Russia on Thursday to explain how the toxin came to be used on British soil.
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The discovery that the North Koreans may have released a lethal toxin in its main international airport would test even the most solid international relationships.
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Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that attacks the body's nerves, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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That being said it could be easily switched out for an enzyme to break down… a different toxin that your body has to deal with.
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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said last week that it was overwhelmingly likely that Putin himself made the decision to use the toxin against Skripal.
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It has not spread explosively, as cholera did, but diphtheria outbreaks can affect many thousands, and there is a global shortage of diphtheria anti-toxin.
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Alcohol is found naturally in fermented nectars, honeys, and fruits, but the enjoyment of this liver-destroying toxin is seen as a uniquely human trait.
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"We can't prove the connection of the yeast to the toxin, but the evidence points overwhelmingly to it being involved in some way," Spribille said.
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European and North American regulators last month found a second toxin in Zhejiang Huahai-made blood pressure drug Valsartan that may cause cancer in humans.
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Botox — the only botulinum toxin that's FDA approved to treat patients that have 15 or more migraines a month — is the most expensive migraine treatment.
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It was a shiga toxin-producing E. coli in the flour, the same type that sometimes finds its way into romaine lettuce and hamburger meat.
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Nguyen Hoang Anh, a university professor in Hanoi, said the government should have immediately revealed the toxin, especially to the poisoning victims and their doctors.
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People are getting it done by unexperienced, often unlicensed, practitioners who don't know the shape of the face and how to correctly administer the toxin.
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Still, one recent study found that cups—especially large ones—were more likely to retain toxin traces after rinsing than were the tampons tested. Worried?
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In the summer of 2016, companies recalled more than 10 million pounds of flour, as 63 consumers fell ill from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
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Two more people, Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, were critically sickened on July 1, and the authorities soon identified the toxin as Novichok.
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After the syndrome was described in the '60s, food companies were quick to label MSG, which adds umami flavor to a dish, as a toxin.
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One of the fund's larger holdings has been Hugel, a South Korean cosmetics and pharmaceuticals company whose offerings include botulinum toxin (or Botox) wrinkle treatments.
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When pressed, not a single detox peddler contacted could come up with a definition of what they meant by detox, or define their devilish toxin.
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Thirty-two people in 11 states have been sickened by the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 strain, and 13 of them were hospitalized.
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The strain behind the outbreak, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7, has been linked to 19 hospitalizations and two cases of kidney failure thus far.
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To objectively measure their progress, they also had their breathing levels of carbon monoxide (a common toxin in cigarette smoke that lingers in exhaled air) monitored.
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Alcohol is a toxin, so your body has to break it down and get rid of the toxic parts — that is where the liver comes in.
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Britain said they were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent, the first known use of such a toxin on European soil since World War Two.
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People have accidentally rubbed the toxin into their eyes and sometimes the corals can squirt a stream of water when they are removed from the tank.
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons, a global watchdog, has said sarin or a similar banned toxin was used in the April 2503 strike.
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Botox, which is made from the toxin of certain bacteria, is much more expensive than other migraine treatments like beta blockers, which are available as generics.
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Kallan died at the age of 3 when toxin from the bacteria attacked her kidneys and neurological system, according to her parents Joseph and Tyffani Mares.
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Ghosh believes the signs of cancer and other ailments now showing among the populations at risk are due to their continued to exposure to this toxin.
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It was there that the military learned how to weaponize lethal pathogens like anthrax and botulinum toxin, and how to produce them on an industrial scale.
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Bristow told reporters afterwards that Britain had only expelled the Russian diplomats after Moscow had failed to explain how the nerve toxin had got to Salisbury.
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Britain, the United States, Germany and France have jointly called on Russia to explain the military-grade nerve toxin attack, which they said threatened Western security.
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The toxin, domoic acid, is produced by a type of algae that is eaten by smaller marine wildlife, then works its way up the food chain.
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I suppose I'd find it funny too if the tender nuts being stabbed with syringes full of botulinum—an acutely lethal toxin—weren't attached to me.
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It Was First Used Medically Botulinum toxin was first used as a medical treatment for strabismus (a muscle-related eye condition) in the 1970s and '80s.
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In a July 20073 statement released through the Shanghai Stock Exchange, it said it detected the toxin during the "optimization and evaluation" of its manufacturing process.
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Four months after a Russian ex-spy and his daughter were left critically ill in an England town, two Britons were sickened by the same toxin.
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British authorities at first ruled out foul play; only later, when an insurance company ordered new tests, was a rare plant toxin found in his system.
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The sources said the toxin was used in a "dust-like powdered form" and that it circulated through the vents of the car, the channel said.
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E. coli then releases a toxin that damages DNA of colon cells, while B. fragilis produces another poison that both damages DNA and inflames the cells.
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"Our results point to how racial discrimination, a particular type of social toxin that disproportionately impacts African Americans, becomes embedded at the cellular level," Chae said.
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Many low-income, black neighborhoods in New Orleans are close to highways, where lead from gasoline fumes in years past lined the soil with the toxin.
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Moscow said it would retaliate against London's move to expel 23 Russian diplomats over a nerve toxin attack on a Russian former double agent in Britain.
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Arsenic, a toxin that occurs naturally in the Earth's crust, seeps into water sources worldwide and can poison those who drink it when levels are high.
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The FDA listed several common symptoms for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, including diarrhea (often bloody) and abdominal cramps and, in more severe cases, kidney failure.
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"The manufacturers do not pay attention to green design...they don't design products to be toxin free, to be upgradeable, to have a long life," Puckett said.
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He injected himself and others with botulinum toxin type A. Source: Zuma Press Bonnie Kaplan is the wife of Eric Kaplan and a victim of botulism poisoning.
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Police: UK couple poisoned by toxin in nerve agent Couple remains in critical condition after being poisoned by the same nerve agent as an ex-Russian spy.
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Moscow's ambassador to London Alexander Yakovenko said on Thursday Russia had never made Novichok, the Soviet-era nerve agent which British experts say was the toxin used.
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And even storing a toxin inside the bot isn't just science fiction, given the steady infusion of insulin or other drugs that devices already offer humans today.
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A group of researchers at the University of Hawaii was looking for the cause of ciguatera fish poisoning, a different toxin that can contaminate seafood, Deeds said.
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Jeff Nichols, director of communications for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, said this is the first time Maine has issued a recall because of this toxin.
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In one case, she suggested using the deadly toxin ricin in a government building or a reservoir somewhere in the U.S., according to the FBI&aposs report.
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A species-specific toxin could be distributed widely, and in areas like schools, zoos, and food warehouses where generally you wouldn't want to be tossing around poison.
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Prosecutors said they are still investigating exactly how the suspect planned to use the toxin, and said he was working on a "biological weapon" attack in Germany.
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Just a year after Castro seized power, the agency spiked the cigars with a botulinum toxin strong enough to kill anybody who put one in their mouth.
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A widely read author and widely heard lecturer, Dr. Epstein was venerated by some as an environmental prophet and reviled by others as an overzealous toxin avenger.
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Recent research suggests that another toxin in clue-green algae can trigger neurological diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Lou Gehrig's disease, according to USA Today.
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Because botulism toxin paralyzes muscles, early and classic signs of the illness are drooping eyelids and blurred or double vision, dry mouth, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing.
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So far, a reported 38 people in 20 states have been infected by a strain of bacteria called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121 found in flour.
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A Russian chemist who helped develop the nerve agent said only the Russian government could have carried out the attack with such a deadly and advanced toxin.
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What if someone told you that almost every day, you consume a toxin that seriously impairs your critical faculties, preventing you from accurately assessing arguments and data?
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More accurately, it's what happens when the soil-loving C. tetani gets into your body—usually through an open cut—and spews out an extremely potent toxin.
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Flint's crisis was unusually visual because of the unmistakable rust coloring the water, but lead normally isn't the type of toxin you can smell, see, or taste.
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Britain in March blamed Moscow for a toxin attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England that has left them critically ill for weeks.
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Ressa was interested not only in how democratic ideals flourished but also in how they died, and how extremist ideology spread like a toxin through a society.
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One other person is known to have been sickened by the toxin, Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, who went to the house at the start of the investigation.
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This strain is known as the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, which can cause three to four days of sickness after swallowing the germ, the CDC says.
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"Should EPA repeal two existing rules protecting infants from neurotoxins in order to promulgate a new rule protecting adults from a newly discovered liver toxin?" she wrote.
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According to the agency, most people who become sick start experiencing symptoms three to four days after consuming produce tainted by Shiga-toxin producing E.coli O157:H7.
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"Dozens of people across the country have been sickened by a strain of bacteria called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121," the FDA posted on its website.
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