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- FDA Approves First New Drug Application for Treatment of Radiation Contamination due to Cesium or Thallium
This is a revised version of FDA Press Release P03-75, originally issued earlier on Oct. 2, 2003. Corrections were made to the original version, which is now obsolete. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a New Drug Application for Radiogardase, also known as Prussian blue, to treat people exposed to radiation contamination, due to harmful levels of cesium-137 or thallium. Radiogardase capsules contain Ferric (III) hexacyanoferrate(II). The approval of Radiogardase is part of...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation
This patient summary on oral complications of cancer and cancer therapy is adapted from the summary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This and other accurate, credible information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supportive care, and ongoing clinical trials is available from the National Cancer Institute. Oral complications are common in cancer patients, especially those with head and neck cancer. This summary describes oral complications caused by chemotherapy...
National Cancer Institute
- Study Shows Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Second-hand Smoke Greater for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children
The effects of prenatal exposure to second-hand smoke on mental development are exacerbated in children who experience socioeconomic hardships, such as substandard housing and inadequate food and clothing, during the first two years of life, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other private foundations. While the study results indicate that prenatal...
National Institutes of Health
- The Dark Side of the Sun: Sun Exposure and Agriculture
Julie Mitchell Human beings everywhere share a special relationship with the sun. We are warmed by the sun and our earth sustains and enriches itself with the help of its glimmering rays. However, as we crave the sun's heat and light, this golden star can have a dangerous and deadly effect upon us. We must be aware that there is a dark side to the sun and learn how to protect ourselves from it. Our health, well being, and livelihoods depend on it. The sun sheds invisible ultraviolet rays which...
National Ag Safety Database
- Amphetamine or Cocaine Exposure May Limit Brain Cell Changes That Normally Occur with Life Experiences
Researchers know that certain kinds of experiences, such as those involved in learning, can physically change brain structure and affect behavior. Now, new research in rats shows that exposure to stimulant drugs such as amphetamine or cocaine can impair the ability of specific brain cells to change as a consequence of experience. “The ability of experiences to alter brain structure is thought to be one of the primary mechanisms by which the past can influence behavior and cognition,” says NIDA...
National Institutes of Health
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- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group -
- Office of Air and Radiation, EPA - http://www.epa.gov/oar/oarhome.html
- National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements - http://www.ncrp.com/
- Radiation Internal Dose Information Center - http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C03/C03Links/www.orau.gov/ehsd/ridic.htm
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation -
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- Novel Compound Affords Protection Against Lethal, Whole-Body Radiation Even When Administered Hours After Exposure!
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Diesel Exposure Model Reduces Allergy Risk Assessment Errors
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Choline Shows Promise In Reducing Behavioral Effects Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Diesel Exposure Model Reduces Allergy Risk Assessment Errors
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Radiation for breast cancer ups heart disease risk
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:09 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Study of Markers of Cosmic Radiation Exposure and Effect Among Flight Crews
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00341900 - Active, not recruiting
Chromosomal Aberrations; Cosmic Radiation
- A Prospective Study of Radiation Exposure to Surgeons
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00378053 - Completed
Radiation Exposure
- Teeth Dosimetry Determination
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00178347 - Not yet recruiting
Radiation Tolerance
- Effects of pesticide exposure on Neurodevelopment/Growth/Respiratory Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00021658 - Active, not recruiting
Environmental Exposure
- Fungicide Exposure Assessment Among Apple and Peach Farmers in the Argicultural Health Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00342394 - Active, not recruiting
Pesticides; Occupational Exposure

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