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Ricin is a potent toxin that could be used as an agent of biological warfare or as a WMD. Derived from the beans of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), Ricin is native to Africa and common in warm climates worldwide.
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Ricin's significance as a potential biological warfare toxin relates in part to its wide availability. Ricin was apparently used in the assassination of Bulgarian exile Georgi Markov in London in 1978.
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Amphotericin B by injection (e.g., Fungizone) or
Antithyroid agents (medicine for overactive thyroid) or
Azathioprine (e.g., Imuran) or ...
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AmBisome (Amphotericin B Liposomal Complex )
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Ambisome (Amphotericin B Liposome)
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AmBisome (liposomal amphotericin B) injection New indication: treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients.
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In such cases, amphotericin B (Fungizone) is the first-line therapy. The prescribed dose will depend on the patient's condition but usually begins with a small test dose and then escalates.
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Amphotericin B, an antifungal medication, may be given for severe cases. Treatment with amphotericin B is given for 2 weeks to children under 2 years of age, because they are at risk for developing disseminated histoplasmosis.
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Drugs that can increase CPK measurements include amphotericin B, ampicillin, some anesthetics, anticoagulants, aspirin, clofibrate, dexamethasone, furosemide, morphine, alcohol, and cocaine.
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Drugs that can decrease potassium measurements include acetazolamide, aminosalicylic acid, amphotericin B, carbenicillin, cisplatin, some diuretics, insulin, laxatives, penicillin G, phenothiazines, salicylates, and sodium polystyrene sulfonate.
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: Immunotoxin with mistletoe lectin I A-chain and ricin A-chain directed against CD5 antigen of human T-lymphocytes; comparison of efficiency and specificity. Int J Immunopharmacol 13 (7): 1037-41, 1991. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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L'olio dell'enagra era la preparazione di erbe più comune discussa nei programmi di formazione di nutr-ostetricia. L'olio di ricino era la preparazione di erbe più comunemente usata usata dalle nutr-ostetriche nella pratica clinica.
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Fungal sinusitis will require surgery to clean out the sinuses. Then, a relatively long course of a very strong antifungal medication called amphotericin B is given through a needle in the vein (intravenously).
Alternative treatment ...
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Fungal meningitis has been on the rise in the United States due to opportunistic infection with Cryptococcus neoformans in people weakened by AIDS. In these patients, it is often fatal. It can be treated with the antifungals amphotericin B and ...
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antibiotics, captopril, aminoglycosides (Garamycin), trimethoprim (Proloprim, Trimpex), cimetidine (Tagamet), quinine, quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinaglute, Quinidex), procainamide (Procan, Pronestyl), and the antifungal medication amphotericin B.
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coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, cryptococcosis, sporotrichosis, and candidiasis. Infection of a joint generally occurs as a result of a primary fungal infection in the lungs. Treatment is with antifungal agents (e.g. amphotericin B, ...
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The castor oil pack should be left on for at least an hour or more and can be repeated as often as necessary. This permits ricinoleic acid, one of the healing components of castor oil, to be absorbed directly into body tissues.
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