(AP) -- Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
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Chronic lead poisoning from urban soils
Chronic lead poisoning, caused in part by the ingestion of contaminated dirt, affects hundreds of thousands more children in the United States than the acute lead poisoning associated with imported toys or jewelry. Could treating contaminated soil with water prevent this public health scourge?
FDA issues edentate disodium drug warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said two drugs with similar names, both containing edetate disodium, might be mistaken for each other.
New treatment boosts bone healing and regrowth
A drug originally used to treat iron poisoning can significantly boost the body’s own ability to heal and re-grow injured bones, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Mercury's link to heart disease begins in blood vessel walls
Heavy metals and other toxins have been linked to many human diseases, but determining exactly how they damage the body remains a mystery in many cases. New research focusing on a relatively obscure, misunderstood protein suggests mercury's link to heart disease can be traced to activation of this enzyme, which triggers a process leading to plaque buildup in blood vessel walls.
Probing Question: Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?
Most of us have had the experience of forgetting where we've parked our car or have struggled to recall an acquaintance's name. But once we hit our 50s, said James R. Connor, these incidents might cause us to worry that we're showing early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Nano design adjustment may help find, clear some water contaminants
Experiments designed to test discrepancies in theoretical computational chemistry have turned up a barely two-angstrom difference that may lead to a new approach to locate and remove dangerous toxins such as perchlorate and nitrates from the environment.
