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Acute Exposure Defined
A single exposure to a toxic substance which may result in severe biological harm or death. Acute exposures are usually characterized as lasting no longer than a day, as compared to longer, continuing exposure over a period of time.
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Doctors Performing Heart Surgery Face Risks To Eyes
Published August 29, 2008, 11:21 am, Science Daily
Patients are not the only ones at risk during cardiac procedures. Doctors performing heart surgery also face health risks, namely to their eyes. The IAEA is helping to raise awareness of threats, through training in radiation protection related to medical uses of X-ray imaging systems.
Smoking During Pregnancy A 'Double-edged Sword' In SIDS
Published August 29, 2008, 7:21 am, Science Daily
Premature infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new research. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired ...
Smoking during pregnancy a 'double-edged sword' in SIDS
Published August 29, 2008, 3:29 am, EurekAlert!
( American Thoracic Society ) Premature infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new research out of the University of Calgary. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose ...
Smoking During Pregnancy a "Double-Edged Sword" in SIDS
Published August 29, 2008, 3:28 am, Newswise
Premature infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new research out of the University of Calgary. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked ...
UPDATE: Officials Confirm 1 Dead, 1 Burned in Plant Explosion
Published August 28, 2008, 7:48 pm, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
SHELTER IN PLACE STATUS: LIFTED ROAD STATUS: ALL ROADS RE-OPENED During a live news conference Friday morning, West Virginia Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis confirmed that one person died, another was burned in an explosion at the Bayer CropScience Plant in Institute Thursday night.
Rose George on the problem with recycling sewage into fertiliser
Published August 28, 2008, 4:18 pm, Guardian Unlimited
Rose George: How dangerous is it to use human waste to fertilise edible crops?
Truman Medical Centers Becomes One of the First Hospitals in the U.S. To Install the World's First Adaptive 128-slice ...
Published August 28, 2008, 1:11 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Truman Medical Centers became one of the first hospitals in the United States to install the Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS 128 slice CT scanner this week. The 128-slice CT scanner is a highly adaptive scanner, providing exceptional image quality with minimal radiation exposure to the patient.
Cattle Health: High-Risk Herds & BVD
Published August 27, 2008, 11:43 am, CattleNetwork.com
Cow herds at high risk for bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) are in jeopardy of exhibiting abortions, weak calves, reproductive problems, acute disease and the creation of persistently infected (PI) BVDV calves.
DOR BioPharma Announces Named Patient Access Program for orBec(R) in Thailand and Other ASEAN Countries in ...
Published August 27, 2008, 5:00 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
DOR BioPharma, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products to treat the life-threatening side effects of cancer treatments and serious gastrointestinal diseases, and vaccines against certain bioterrorism agents, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Pacific Healthcare Thailand Co., Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Bangkok, under ...
Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review as First Therapy to Reduce Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After ...
Published August 27, 2008, 4:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Novartis announced today that Gleevec® tablets* has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors .
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- Are you concerned with the long term and short term effects of cs2?: People who've been exposed to cs2 also known as carbon disulfide are turning to natural alternatives because there is currently no known antitoxin or pharmaceutical to treat or eliminate the conditions caused from exposure to it.
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- Learn about Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) leukemia blood cancer: Describes how Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) develops when there is a defect in the immature cells in the bone marrow and that benzene exposure, cigarette smoking, and prior exposure to chemotherapy drugs are linked to leukemia cancer disease types
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