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Main Topic Area Radiation Poisoning All Topic Areas 1 - 10 of 101  more >> Radiation Poisoning Radiation Poisoning Radiation Exposure Food Poisoning Lead Poisoning Radiation Therapy Brachytherapy Radiofrequency Ablation Radiosurgery Articles 1 - 5 of 5 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 Campylobacter: Low-Profile Bug Is Food Poisoning Leader by Audrey Hingley When it comes to food poisoning, big outbreaks make headlines. E. coli in apple juice and alfalfa sprouts. Listeria in cheese and hot dogs. Salmonella in eggs and on poultry. But the most frequently diagnosed food-borne bacterium rarely makes the news. The name of the unsung bug? Campylobacter. "Most Campylobacter infections are sporadic and not associated with an outbreak, but we know it causes up to 4 million human infections a year," says Frederick J. Angulo, D.V.M., an... U.S. Food and Drug Administration Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers Key Points Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors (see Question 1). About half of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy, either alone or in combination with other types of cancer treatment (see Question 1). Radiation therapy may be external or internal. External radiation, the type most often used, comes from a machine outside the body, and is usually given on an outpatient basis. Internal radiation is implanted into or near the... Radiation Enteritis This patient summary on radiation enteritis (inflammation of the intestine) is adapted from a summary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This and other credible information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supportive care, and ongoing clinical trials is available from the National Cancer Institute. Radiation therapy often leads to radiation enteritis, which is a disorder of the large and small bowel. This brief summary describes radiation enteritis and its causes,... National Cancer Institute Organizations 1 - 5 of 5 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 - News 1 - 5 of 801  more >> Possible New Treatments For Food Poisoning, Typhoid MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST Radiation for breast cancer ups heart disease risk Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:09 EST Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Long-term Heart Disease Risk From Radiotherapy ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST Hundreds poisoned after China wedding lunch The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:19 EST Personal Health: A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal New York Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:39 EST Clinical Trials 1 - 5 of 1490  more >> Environmental Contaminants and Infant Development ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00013858 - Recruiting Mercury Poisoning; Lead Poisoning Cyanide Poisoning in Fire Victims ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00280579 - Active, not recruiting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Community Based Prevention/Control Project ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00013767 - Active, not recruiting Poisoning Penicillamine Chelation for Children With Lead Poisoning ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00552630 - Active, not recruiting Lead Poisoning; Vitamin D Deficiency Is it Possible to Treat Cyanide Poisoning With HBO? ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00399100 - Recruiting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fire Accidents

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