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SA and J&J drawn into toxic cough mixture scandal
South Africa and J&J has become entangled in one of the world's worst wave of poisoning from oral medication with the recall of a...
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...