Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...ng years. "The community acquired MRSA clone has a toxin and other traits with a proven track record for causing serious diseases in healthier and younger age groups than those currently regarded as at risk. The increased resistance to antibiotics of the community acquired MRSA clone over its 80/81 ancesto...NIAID awards first $27 million using new bioshield authorities
...f drugs that reverse paralysis caused by botulinum toxin Apath LLC, St. Louis, MO, Paul Olivo, M.D., Ph.D....ction of antibodies that protect against botulinum toxin type A DynPort Vaccine Company (DVC LLC, a CSC company), Frederick, MD, Ian Henderson, Ph.D. Focus...Hyperhidrosis and its treatment becoming better understood
...Food and Drug Administration approval of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) has provided an effective treatment of excessive sweating, particularly for the underarms. Other treatments may be utilized for excessive sweating on the face, the palms, or soles of the feet.A recent survey suggests that the prevalenc...JAMA study finds whooping cough vaccine effective, safe for teens and adults
... that help it cling to lung tissue, as well as one toxin given off by the bacteria. Researchers found that the study vaccine provided effective immune protection with few adverse reactions, typically on par with the limited swelling and pain experienced during a tetanus shot, Pichichero said. JAMA stu...Exposure to carcinogenic crop toxin lowered by simple intervention
Exposure to a cancer-causing toxin that contaminates crops in developing countries can be reduced by a simple, cost-effective intervention on post-harvest storage, concludes a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Staple foods in West Africa and other parts of the developing world...Drugs for blood pressure and seizures among treatments recommended for essential tremor
...dest evidence to recommend injections of botulinum toxin A for limb, head, or voice tremors. Surgery can be recommended if drug therapy is ineffective for limb tremors. Deep brain stimulation was found to have fewer severe complications than thalamotomy, according to the guideline. In deep brain stimulatio...New guidelines: Common drugs can calm essential tremor
...dest evidence to recommend injections of botulinum toxin A for limb, head, or voice tremors. Surgery can be recommended if drug therapy is ineffective for limb tremors. Deep brain stimulation was found to have fewer severe complications than thalamotomy, according to the guideline. In deep brain stimulatio...Study provides insight into virulent strain of clostridium difficile
...ses seen in Sherbrooke. In addition, they compared toxin A and B production in NAP1/027 with other contempo...ey found that NAP1/027 could produce 16 times more toxin A and 23 times more toxin B than control strains. The study also shows that NAP1/027 carries a delet...Hebrew University receives its largest NIH research grant ever -- $5.6 million biodefense award
...ct development leading up to clinical trial of the toxin antagonist. The NIH review panel has termed the re... protected, the survivors became immune to further toxin challenges. Prof. Kaempfer's earlier research which led up to the NIAID award was funded by the US ...Botulinum toxin can ease intense facial pain
There is another use for botulinum toxin which has brought relief to some who suffer from migraines and eye spasms. Botulinum toxin can also successfully treat intense facial pain called trigeminal neuralgia, according to a study pu...Botox injections effective for treating stroke spasticity
...search shows that repeated treatments of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) over one year after a stroke can improve muscle tone and reduce pain in the arms and hands, making it easier for patients to dress themselves and perform personal hygiene. "The treatment resulted in sustained and meaningful functional...Novel treatment target for deadly brain tumors identified
...eloped a drug that combines a form of IL-13 with a toxin that kills cancer cells. By targeting the therapy to these receptors, the drug finds and kills the cancer cells. The first generation of the drug is being tested in advanced clinical trials worldwide. Both of Debinki's projects focus on the identific...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Dec. 6, 2005
...ee months received a single injection of botulinum toxin or inactive saline solution (Article, p. 793). The group receiving the botulinum toxin had less pain at one and three months. Botulinum toxin made no difference in hand grip strength and ...Botox for more than ironing wrinkles
While botulinum toxin A, or BTXA, is widely known for its use in dermato...r) among other ailments. In addition, "botulinum toxin A has important applications in proctology where it has become the most powerful non-surgical therap...Evidence links cocaine abuse and Parkinson's disease
...amage made the neurons more susceptible to MPTP, a toxin known to cause symptoms of PD. The nigrostriatal ...caine in laboratory models that are resistant to a toxin called MPTP, which is known to cause PD-like damage in the brain. The investigators used this model ...Whooping cough persistence traced to key toxin
A key toxin associated with whooping cough helps the germs res...g Pertussis toxin, PTx, and hypothesized that this toxin somehow interfered with antibody-mediated bacterial clearance. To test their theory that those pert......g to which ones were better at cleaving a specific toxin in the bloodstream. The results from a screen completed in one afternoon were equivalent to those previously obtained through several rounds of mutation and screening a several-month process....Primary biliary cirrhosis more prevalent around toxic waste sites in NYC
... further support the hypothesis that environmental toxin exposure is a risk factor for PBC," the authors conclude. They urge researchers in other locations to further investigate the association....Poor, ethnic children at greater risk for exposure to toxic pollutants
... risk for the deleterious effects of environmental toxin exposure, those living in poverty, particularly African-American children and children of migrant farm workers, have a significantly higher risk. For instance, while lead exposure in the U.S. continues to fall, African-American children living in po...... were exposed to high levels of this environmental toxin in their childhood, but thought this storage to be benign. Recently, a growing body of research is showing that the opposite is true, and that lead in bone actually sets off a bizarre chain reaction, first accelerating bone growth, and then eventuall...