Toxins

Aflatoxins
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(f´ltk´´snz), a group of secondary metabolites that are cancer-causing byproducts of a mold that grows on nuts and grains, particularly peanuts.
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Hemolytic Anemia Caused by Chemicals and Toxins
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Hemolytic anemia caused by chemicals and toxins
Definition:
Hemolytic anemia or destruction of red blood cells can be caused by factors other than disease.
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Toxins (poisons) may be ingested or inhaled. In addition to overdoses of drugs, many plants are toxic to humans. Always try to bring the offending substance(s) with the victim for identification and analysis when seeking medical help.
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Toxins, reabsorbed from a constipated bowel, can also result in migraines, chronic gas and bloating, thyroid problems, meningitis, and myasthenia gravis.
Constipation tends to be common during pregnancy.
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Toxins in secondhand smoke
What exactly is secondhand smoke? It's two different forms of smoke from cigarettes, pipes or cigars: ...
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ANTITOXINS: Antibodies that recognize and inactivate toxins produced by certain bacteria, plants, or animals.
ANTIVIRAL: A substance or process that destroys or weakens a virus or interferes with its ability to replicate.
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Food toxins -- Some foodborne diseases are caused by a toxin in the food that was produced by a microbe in the food. For example, staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) can grow in food and produce a toxin that causes intense vomiting.
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Anaphylatoxins
Anaphylatoxin
Substance capable of releasing histamine and other mediators from mast cells or eosinophils .
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Although antitoxins are the most common cause of serum sickness, a number of drugs have been reported to cause a serum sickness reaction.
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Contact with toxins or very powerful therapeutic drugs, such as certain types of chemotherapy given to fight cancer, have been known to cause dilated cardiomyopathy. Heredity also can be a factor.
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Although viscotoxins and lectins have both been investigated as active components in mistletoe, most research has focused on the lectins.
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The wastes and toxins that build up in the bloodstream of a child with kidney disease can weaken the immune system and make the child vulnerable to infections and the kinds of diseases that vaccines are designed to prevent.
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Research is ongoing to develop new antibiotics and antitoxins that would work against the anthrax bacteria and the toxins they produce. One Harvard professor, Dr. R. John Collier, and his team have been testing two possible antitoxins on rats.
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Food waste enters into the colon from the small intestines in a fluid state and water, minerals and vitamins are then reabsorbed and toxins and other waste materials eliminated through the rectum.
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Passive smokers are exposed to many toxins, say the authors. Some of those toxins may exist in a more 'concentrated' form in second-hand smoke than in smoke breathed in directly by smokers.
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In people with CRF, toxins that the kidneys fail to get rid of build up slowly in the body. Two of the most common toxins are urea, a nitrogen waste product, and creatinine.
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Blood tests may be ordered to look for evidence of a buildup of toxins or reduced levels of essential substances made by the liver.
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Build up of toxins in the blood or tissues (sepsis)
Inflammation of a joint (arthritis). It most often affects the knees and hands.
An infection and inflammation of the heart valves and the chambers of the heart (endocarditis).
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JAI RADHAKRISHNAN, MD: The basic principle of dialysis is that you need a membrane through which the exchange of fluid and toxins can occur.
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Any more pressure would flatten the lymphatic vessel and stop the flow of toxins and fluids. Also, make this stroke slow, not fast, for it to be effective.
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Gastroenteritis is diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramping brought on by bacteria, amoebas, parasites, toxins, certain drugs, enzymes, or allergens in foods.
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Stool thickeners (such as Kaopectate) absorb some bacteria and toxins in the intestines. They also thicken the stool with clay or fruit pectin.
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Some microbes, such as Staphylococcus, release toxins that inflame the stomach, causing nausea and vomiting.
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The anthrax bacteria produce toxins that enter the bloodstream and cause haemorrhaging and tissue decay.
Symptoms include tiredness, weakness, fever, mild non-productive cough and chest
pain ...
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The B cells make antibodies that attack bacteria and toxins while the T cells attack body cells themselves when they have been taken over by viruses or have become cancerous.
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The Liver Dialysis Unit treats blood outside the body, using proprietary chemical sorbents to selectively remove toxins from the blood while balancing critical blood chemistries through its ability to add specific electrolytes and glucose.
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An attack of convulsions. Particularly used to describe toxemia (toxins in the blood) of pregnancy.
ectopic pregnancy
When the fertilized egg is implanted and develops outside of the uterus.
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Infection can lead to inflammation of the liver and damage to liver tissue. This can cause a buildup of toxins that can make the sclera (white portion) of the eyes to have a yellow coloration.
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Normally, your body's immune system defends against potentially harmful substances, such as bacteria, viruses, and toxins. In some people, an immune response is triggered by a substance that is generally harmless, such as a specific food.
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A drug used to treat a variety of childhood cancers. Epipodophyllotoxins belong to a larger class of drugs called topoisomerase II inhibitors.
epirubicin ...
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Radiation
Sunlight
Tobacco
Certain viruses
Benzene
Certain poisonous mushrooms and aflatoxins (a poison produced by organisms that can grow on peanut plants) ...
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CIRRHOSIS - This refers to an irreversible histologic change that occurs in the liver when there has been severe damage, rendered from the effects of alcohol, viruses, or other toxins.
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HEPATITIS - Liver disorder characterized by inflammation and random necrosis (death) of liver cells. Caused by viruses, drugs, alcohol, toxins and other injurious agents.
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