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...idea that we could buy a new face without getting a face-lift got its start with Botox, a purified form of botulinum toxin that eases the appearance of wrinkles by essentially paralyzing facial muscles temporarily. Annual regimens for Botox or fillers can cost around $2,000, since the results last three to six months...
...news: the enzyme inhibitor is a known toxin to humans...
...there are still some major obstacles in using these drugs on humans to reverse cardiac damage. Since the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor is a known toxin to humans, a different nontoxic small molecule with a similar function must be used...
Just as alarming are new discoveries about unexpected sources of mercury contamination. While coal-fired power plants and chemical factories are familiar culprits, a recent study reveals that wetlands are mercury time bombs; if hit by wildfire, they release centuries' worth of accumulated toxin in a single, sudden blaze. In addition, there's a growing body of research that reveals the extent to which medium to high levels of exposure to the metal can harm adults as well as children, causing a wide range of ills--including fatigue, tremors, vision disorders and brain, kidney and circulatory damage. All told...
...testing their blood and feathers, Evers found that all of them were indeed contaminated, some in concentrations exceeding 0.1 parts per million. That doesn't sound like much, but it's a lot higher than it ought to be, and it's surely on the rise. So far, the toxin hasn't disrupted the birds' reproductive cycle, but researchers fear that it will before long. What's more, if the birds are contaminated, so are other animals that eat the same diet--not to mention predators that eat the birds. Says Evers: "It creeps up the food chain and continues...