Plant Toxins: Poison or Therapeutic?

The Interactions of Human Neutrophils with Shiga Toxins and Related Plant Toxins: Danger or Safety?

Shiga toxins and ricin are well characterized similar toxins belonging to quite different biological kingdoms. Plant and bacteria have evolved the ability to produce these powerful toxins in parallel, while humans have evolved a defense system that recognizes molecular patterns common to foreign molecules through specific receptors expressed on the surface of the main actors of innate immunity,...

Chocolate: Panacea or Poison??

Are you a chocoholic? If the answer is "Yes" then you are far from being alone. Aside from the weighty issue of rising poundage, there is also a more pertinent issue for sufferers of chronic pain. There appear to be 2 sides to this story and I really cannot say which is the more accurate: it may well be a case of "suck it and see"" The "for" argument goes some...

Astragalus and Oxytropis Poison Livestock with Different Toxins

Flow-Diversion Panacea or Poison?

Endovascular therapy is now the treatment of choice for intracranial aneurysms (IAs) for its efficacy and safety profile. The use of flow diversion (FD) has recently expanded to cover many types of IAs in various locations. Some institutions even attempt FD as first line treatment for unruptured IAs. The most widely used devices are the pipeline embolization device (PED), the SILK flow diverter...

Erythrocyte transfusion: remedy or poison?