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New approach to tame botulinum toxin for drug delivery While rare, botulism can cause paralysis and is potentially fatal. It is caused by nerve-damaging toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum -- the most potent toxins known. These toxins are often found in contaminated food (home canning being a major culprit). Infants can also develop botulism from ingesting C. botulinum spores in honey, soil, or dust; the bacterium then colonizes their intestines and produces the toxin. Once paralysis develops, there is no way to reverse it, other than waiting for the toxins to wear off. People with serio...

Popular glucose-lowering drug may cause rare diabetes complication in COVID-19 patients Diabetes is a known risk factor for morbidity and mortality related to COVID-19. In diabetes patients, rare but severe complications, like the potentially lethal condition diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can arise when illness or certain conditions prevent cells from receiving enough glucose to fuel their functioning. An uptick in a particular type of DKA called euDKA at Brigham and Women's Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic has led researchers to hypothesize that diabetes patients on glucose-lowering drug...

Nasolaryngoscopy hood effectively reduces aerosol exposures to patients The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause dramatic shifts in the practice of otolaryngology. Even with standard precautions such as physical distancing and wearing personal protective equipment, aerosol-generating procedures such as nasolaryngoscopy (a commonly performed in-office procedure in which a soft, flexible fiber-scope is passed through the nose and into the throat) and intranasal instrumentation were determined to carry a risk of potential transmission if not adequately protected. In an effort to mitigate exp...

Study determines factors associated with oophorectomy in patients with ovarian torsion Ovarian torsion can cause severe pain and other symptoms because the ovary is not receiving enough blood due to twisting of its blood supply. It can occur at any age and is responsible for nearly three percent of all gynecologic emergencies. An oophorectomy is performed when there is concern that the torsed ovary is nonviable (necrosis) based on its dusky color. However, numerous studies have shown that a surgeon's ability to determine necrosis based on physical appearance is inaccurate. To determine the fa...

Enerjisa") judgments rendered by the Ankara 13 th Administrative Court (" Enerjisa Judgments"), 2 the courts have shed light on and set the bar for the "standard of proof" with respect to the Board's decisions. In both of the judgments, the administrative courts looked for whether the Board decisions had been based on sufficient evidence and analysis to prove the infringement "beyond any doubt". The Administrative Courts have unequivocally shown that they are expecting the Turkish Competition Authority (" Authority") and Board to run the extra mile and conduct more research, collect more data...