Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute, multi-system, toxin-mediated illness, often resulting in multi-organ failure. It represents the most fulminant expression of a spectrum of diseases caused by ...

News about Hazardous and Toxic Substances, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Toxic Megacolon Considered the most serious complication of ulcerative colitis, toxic megacolon is the most extreme (and potentially life-threatening) form of fulminant colitis.

Steven Haldane went into cardiac arrest in the reception area of HMP Stafford while waiting for a prison van to take him to ...

Scientists in the Columbia, Missouri, lab have studied the relationship between animals, toxic chemicals and ecosystems since the 1960s. Today, research of PFAS, invasive and endangered species ...

The American critic and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn has just published a new translation of The Odyssey. In his superb introduction, Mendelsohn also does something that many modern translators and… ...

7. Toxic Megacolon In rare cases, people with UC can develop toxic megacolon, a swelling and inflammation of the deeper layers of the colon that can cause the colon to stop working or rupture.

TOLEDO, OH — The annual harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie should be milder this summer than last, say forecasters who highlighted decreases in a type of key nutrient driving the icky phenomenon ...

A new cancer drug candidate has demonstrated the ability to block tumor growth without triggering a common and debilitating side effect.

Don’t let hidden cloud risks become tomorrow’s headline breach. The time to dismantle the toxic cloud trilogy is now. Here’s how Tenable Cloud Security can help.In today’s cloud environments, ...

There is a toxic side to conservative evangelicalism that needs to be brought to light by Julian Mann, Christian Today It is to be hoped that a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary into the life and ...

Tests show their spring water is laced with toxic " forever chemicals " at levels tens of thousands of times above federal safety guidelines, likely from nearby carpet factories.