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.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>Amphote
ricin B by
injection (e.g., Fungizone) or
Antithyroid agents (medicine for overactive thyroid) or
Azathioprine (e.g., Imuran) or ...
Full article >>>AmBisome (Amphote
ricin B Liposomal Complex )
(
Systemic)
Ambisome (Amphote
ricin B Liposome)
(
Injection) ...
Full article >>>AmBisome (liposomal amphote
ricin B)
injection New indication:
treatment of cryptococcal
meningitis in
HIV-infected patients.
Full article >>>In such cases, amphote
ricin 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.
Full article >>>Amphote
ricin B, an antifungal medication, may be given for severe cases.
Treatment with amphote
ricin B is given for 2 weeks to children under 2 years of age, because they are at risk for developing disseminated
histoplasmosis.
Full article >>>Drugs that can increase CPK measurements include amphote
ricin B, ampicillin, some
anesthetics, anticoagulants, aspirin, clofibrate, dexamethasone, furosemide, morphine, alcohol, and
cocaine.
Full article >>>Drugs that can decrease
potassium measurements include acetazolamide, aminosalicylic
acid, amphote
ricin B, carbenicillin, cisplatin, some diuretics,
insulin, laxatives, penicillin G, phenothiazines, salicylates, and
sodium polystyrene sulfonate.
Full article >>>: Immuno
toxin 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] ...
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>Fungal
sinusitis will require
surgery to clean out the
sinuses. Then, a relatively long course of a very strong antifungal medication called amphote
ricin B is given through a needle in the
vein (
intravenously).
Alternative
treatment ...
Full article >>>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 amphote
ricin B and ...
Full article >>>antibiotics, captopril, aminoglycosides (Garamycin), trimethoprim (Proloprim, Trimpex), cimetidine (Tagamet), quinine, quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinaglute, Quinidex), procainamide (Procan, Pronestyl), and the antifungal medication amphote
ricin B.
Full article >>>coccidioido
mycosis,
histoplasmosis, blasto
mycosis, 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. amphote
ricin B, ...
Full article >>>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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