FOUR deaths from diphtheria have been confirmed by the Department of Health over the past three months. Three cases have been reported on the South Coast, with the most recent being two adults in ...

Two main sublineages were identified, showing high positivity rates for the diphtheria toxin. Here, the authors extend the Fabric model to accommodate correlation between a trait and covarying ...

coli bacteria (red). Some strains of E. coli release colibactin, a toxin which damages the DNA of cells, and may contribute to the development of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer should be on ...

Lymphir – a recombinant fusion protein that combines an IL-2 binding domain with diphtheria toxin fragments, designed to bind to and kill leukaemic cells – was turned down by the FDA a year ...

Botox has been approved since 2002. Daxxify and Botox both contain the same active ingredient: a neurotoxin called botulinum toxin type A. They are part of a drug class called neuromodulators ...

With the dreaded USMLE Step 1 now always around the corner -- it's now given 6 days a week, every week! -- the test has become a popular topic of questions on Medscape Med Students' discussion ...

Apart from the common causes of thyrotoxicosis, such as Graves' disease and functioning nodular goiters, there are more than 20 less common causes of elevated free thyroid hormones that produce the ...