Most pharmaceutical toxic injury cases are mass tort cases, because drugs are consumed by thousands of people, many of whom become ill from a toxic drug.
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) A group from New York University School of Medicine investigated the therapeutic potential of an RNA ligand (aptamer) specific for the catalytic ricin A-chain (RTA), the protective effects of a 31-nucleotide RNA aptamer, which formed a high affinity complex with
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) Granulomas are sometimes found in the livers of patients with abnormal liver tests, and this can trigger an exhaustive search for the cause. A group from the University of Texas Medical branch in Galveston evaluated over 4,000 liver biopsies from their institutio
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) Continuous regional arterial infusion (CRAI) of protease inhibitors and antibiotics has been applied to treat severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), but the evidence of its value is still scarce. A prospective study was conducted to confirm the efficacy of CRAI using g
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) A research group in Korea surveyed chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and health-related quality of life in the Korean general population. Dyspepsia was found to be the most common chronic gastrointestinal symptom, and the prevalence of GERD as well as IBS was low
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) Fifty patients with undiagnosed chronic abdominal pain of bowel origin underwent barium meal follow through (BMFT), BMFT with pneumocolon (BMFTP). Adding pneumocolon to BMFT not only helped in detecting ileo-cecal abnormalities better but also revealed other colo
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) A new study has documented the gastrointestinal complications of high dose acetaminophen, a commonly used drug. The study investigated the acute high dose ingestion of analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen, with suicidal intent. The s
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) High-intensity focused ultrasound is a rapidly developing non-invasive technology for tumor treatment. A research group in China investigated the pathological characteristics of non-thermal damage induced by pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound (PHIFU) combin
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