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FDA approves Botox competitor that lasts longer
People wanting to keep wrinkles at bay will soon have a new option now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first competitor for Botox in decades.
Sep 9, 2022
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Low school test scores linked to racial segregation and lead exposure in NC
Black children who have been exposed to the metal lead have lower test scores than their peers, and this effect is exacerbated for those who live in racially segregated neighborhoods, according to research led by a Duke environmental ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Explaining exertional compartment syndrome
Exertional compartment syndrome is a medical condition that generally affects runners and people involved in jumping and impact sports. Symptoms may include pain, tightness, and weakness in the lower extremities. For some, ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Packaged salads tied to E. coli outbreak in 6 states
(HealthDay)—Check your packaged salad greens: More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of E. coli in six U.S. states, health officials report.
Jan 3, 2022
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Can a dangerous microbe offer a new way to silence pain?
Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly, albeit painless, skin lesions in livestock and people, the anthrax bacterium has even been used as a weapon of terror.
Dec 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers confirm high toxin levels linked to more severe C. difficile infection
Estimated to cause almost half a million infections per year, the bacterium Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile or "C. diff," can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the large intestine. Most often affecting ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Face masks protect against aerosolized toxins from algal blooms, study finds
MIAMI—Intense blooms of toxic algae are becoming common occurrences along the coast of Florida and elsewhere. Results from a new study led by University of Miami (UM) scientists found that wearing the face mask everyone ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Recurrent infections of salmonella can lead to colitis
An international research group, led by Jamey Marth, Ph.D., a professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys, has shown that the Neuraminidase 3 (Neu3) enzyme is responsible for the onset and progression of colitis—a chronic digestive ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Medications
Expert explains how Botox injections help relieve chronic migraine
Chronic migraines can be debilitating and can significantly impact sufferers' quality of life. But over the past few years, botulinum toxin injections (known by the brand name Botox) have decreased the number of headache ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
Review of data on reputed neurodegeneration toxins
Identifying the causes of human neurodegenerative diseases is a global research priority, warranting frequent reviews of the accumulating knowledge. In doing just that, biologists from the Plant Physiology Laboratory at the ...
Jun 18, 2021
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