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SA study finds lead in kitchenware
South Africans are potentially being exposed to pottery and ceramics that are coated in glaze containing lead, a toxic heavy metal which can damage...
Lancet case study on nerve agent poisoning – as Russia arrests the victim
The current edition of The Lancet features an anonymous case study from a top Berlin hospital that is clearly based on the near-fatal poisoning...
Big strides made in push for affordable, effective anti-venom
News that Fav-Afrique - one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most effective snakebite antivenoms - was set to expire in 2016 caused dismay among public health...
Broad-spectrum snake venom antidote developed
US chemists have developed a molecular gel to neutralise deadly snake venom more cheaply and effectively than with traditional anti-venom, according to a University...