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IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF DIPHTHERIA. RECENT APPROACHES FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE [PDF]

Biotechnologia Acta, 2013
Diphtheria is a highly contagious life-threatening disease caused by the toxi genic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheria, which are transformed by a bacteriophage carrying the toxin gene.
D. V. Kolybo, A. A. Labyntsev, S. I. Romaniuk, A. A Kaberniuk, O. M. Oliinyk, N. V. Korotkevich, S. V. Komisarenko   +6 more
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Importance of early intervention in verapamil overdose – Case Report and antidotes review

Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research, 2021
Introduction Verapamil is a widely used cardiac drug. It belongs to the non-dihydropiridine subgroup of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and is used mainly for the treatment of atrial dysrhythmias, hypertension or angina. In this article,
Paweł Marzęda, Małgorzata Drozd, Michał Tchórz, Karolina Kisiel   +3 more
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The pharmaceuticalisation of security: molecular biomedicine, antiviral stockpiles, and global health security [PDF]

, 2014
Pharmaceuticals are now critical to the security of populations. Antivirals, antibiotics, next-generation vaccines, and antitoxins are just some of the new ‘medical countermeasures’ that governments are stockpiling in order to defend their populations ...
Elbe, Stefan
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A suicide attempt by ingestion of oleander leaves and treatment with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2023
Natural cardiac glycosides have positive inotropic heart effects but at high, toxic doses they can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Here we present the first Croatian case of a 16-year-old girl who attempted suicide by eating dried oleander ...
Kovačević Tanja, Polić Branka, Ardalić Tatjana Ćatipović, Petrović Davor, Stričević Luka, Rogulj Maja, Markić Joško   +6 more
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Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Could Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Improve the Level of Consciousness in Acute Sedative and Antipsychotic Poisoning? A Review of Randomised Human Trials

Emergency Care and Medicine
Introduction: Sedative and antipsychotic (SAP) agents are amongst the most common overdoses seen clinically, with few available antidotes. The proposed “lipid shuttle” mechanism of action for intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) could augment the ...
Justin Koh, Debra Chalmers, Roman Hryniv, Angharad King, Grant Cave   +4 more
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“The purpose of activism is to educate”: Young people's climate activism as and for education in the youth strike movement in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract By skipping school for their cause, young climate strikers repeatedly demonstrated their priorities in 2019 and 2020. They regularly chose to sacrifice a day of their formal education in favour of collective action. This study asks what we can learn from the reflections of former youth strikers.
Loz J. Hennessy
wiley   +1 more source

Antidotes for childhood toxidromes

Drugs in Context, 2021
Background: Poisoning causes significant morbidity and sometimes mortality in children worldwide. The clinical skill of toxidrome recognition followed by the timely administration of an antidote specific for the poison is essential for the management of ...
Kam Lun Hon, Wun Fung Hui, Alexander KC Leung   +2 more
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Antidote application: an educational system for treatment of common toxin overdose [PDF]

, 2017
Poisonings account for almost 1% of emergency room visits each year. Time is a critical factor in dealing with a toxicologic emergency. Delay in dispensing the first antidote dose can lead to life-threatening sequelae.
Brusic, V., Chitkushev, L., Long, J., Zhang, G., Zhang, Y.   +4 more
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Prosocial behaviour in primary and secondary school students. Effects of the CYBUPRE intervention

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Prosocial behaviour is regarded as a critical factor in reducing aggressive behaviours among peers, both in physical settings and virtual spaces. This variable facilitates the enhancement of social relationships, promoting empathy, deep listening, physical and verbal service, and even solidarity, among other benefits.
Mercedes Chicote‐Beato, Ana Rosa Bodoque‐Osma, Fernando Martins, Sixto González‐Víllora   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source