Llama protein may help treat c.difficile and toxicologists comment on Consumer Reports Study on risk of soda colour additive

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2014

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Concerned about the health risk of soda?

Researchers find novel approach for controlling deadly C. difficile infections

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The study conducted by the National Toxicology Program

T. Murase, L. Eugenio, M. Schorr, G. Hussack, J. Tanha, E. N. Kitova, J. S. Klassen, K. K. S. Ng. Structural Basis for Antibody Recognition in the Receptor-binding Domains of Toxins A and B from Clostridium difficile.Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013; 289 (4): 2331 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.505917

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