Word: toxication
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...produce the human protein rather than bacteria. It doesn't seem like a major change, but two advantages come with this adjustment. First, yeast are especially suited to high-volume production (they have been used to make beer for hundreds of years). Also, yeast don't produce a toxic substance as bacteria often do in side reactions. Nevertheless, only investors listening hard for good news can take an advance such as this so seriously...
...Centers for Disease Control warned last September that the risk of toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a rare but sometimes fatal bacteria-related disorder that usually strikes menstruating women, might be heightened by the use of tampons, particularly the Rely brand from Procter & Gamble. Since that alert and the prompt removal of Rely from the market, the incidence of TSS has dropped dramatically. The CDC announced last week that the number of new cases in the U.S. reported each month had declined from 106 in September to 39 in December...
Lately, Hallice helped communicate vital information to Somerville authorities who were without an adequate radio system during the spill of toxic gases last year...
Costle cited bureaucratic red tape as hindering regulation efforts for both beneficial and toxic chemicals...
Costle recommended that medical schools step up their training of students in the detection of the problems induced by such toxic substances as asbestos and pesticides...