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5-methyltetrahydrofolate rapidly improves endothelial function and decreases superoxide production in human vessels: effects on vascular tetrahydrobiopterin availability and endothelial nitric oxide synthase coupling.

A Case Report of a Patient Carrying CYP2C9*3/4 Genotype with Extremely Low Warfarin Dose Requirement

A mathematical model of glutathione metabolism.

A review of 241 subjects who were patch tested twice: could fragrance mix I cause active sensitization?

Activation of the IL-1beta-Processing Inflammasome Is Involved in Contact Hypersensitivity

Acute Allergic-Type Reactions Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Multiple States

Acute phase phospholipids related to the cardiolipin of mitochondria in the sera of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chronic ciguatera fish poisoning (CCFP), and other diseases attributed to chemicals, Gulf War, and marine toxins.

Aerosol Launches Immune Response in Lungs to Wipe Out Lethal Infections

Allergic conditions and brain tumor risk

Allergic contact dermatitis from medical adhesive bandages in patients who report having a reaction to medical bandages.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis––Formation, Structural Requirements, and Reactivity of Skin Sensitizers

Allergic disease linked to irritable bowel syndrome

Allergic Disease Major Illness Cause

Allergic reaction to biodegradable interference poly-L-lactic acid screws after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone graft.

ALS and mercury intoxication: A relationship?

Analytic epidemiological information of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Ancient microbes 'revived' in lab

Anthocyanins induce the activation of phase II enzymes through the antioxidant response element pathway against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis.

Antibacterial wipes can spread MRSA

Antibodies as predictors of complex autoimmune diseases.

Antileukemic effects of Didemnum psammatodes (Tunicata: Ascidiacea constituents.

Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation products in heart tissue of subacute and subchronic formaldehyde-exposed rats: a preliminary study.

Antioxidants Are Lifesaving for Diabetics with Cardiovascular Disease

Assessment of Cross-Reactivity between Mycobacterium bovis and M. kansasii ESAT-6 and CFP-10 at the T-Cell Epitope Level

Baby ward hit by fatal infection

Battle against cell towers includes health concerns

Bee Propolis Extract Suppressed Neurofibromatosis Tumors in Mice

Behavioural outcome of school-age children after prenatal exposure to coumarins.

BILE SALTS CAN HEAL PSORIASIS, SEPTICEMIA, VIRAL INFECTIONS & EXCESS ESTROGEN

Biochemical markers of oxidative stress in Perna viridis exposed to mercury and temperature

Biomarkers of Common Exposures

Biomonitoring Among Women Residing Near Radio and TV Transmitters

Biopsies of Human Olfactory Epithelium

Cardiovascular Disease and Anaphylaxis

Case-control study of multiple chemical sensitivity, comparing haematology, biochemistry, vitamins and serum volatile organic compound measures.

Cell adhesion molecules in chemically-induced renal injury

Cell death induced by GSM 900-MHz and DCS 1800-MHz mobile telephony radiation.

Cell That Triggers Symptoms In Allergy Attacks Can Also Limit Damage, Scientists Find

Cell type specific redox status is responsible for diverse electromagnetic field effects.

Changes in levels of nerve growth factor in nasal secretions after capsaicin inhalation in patients with airway symptoms from scents and chemicals

Characterization of hepatic glutathione S-transferases in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). 

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury

Chemical Toxicology of Reactive Intermediates Formed by the Glutathione-Dependent Bioactivation of Halogen-Containing Compounds

Chemically diverse toxicants converge on Fyn and c-Cbl to disrupt precursor cell function.

Childhood Growth Stages Determine What Harm Pollution Does

Children of Fat Dads May Have Elevated Liver Enzymes

Chinese herbs and herbal extracts for PD

Chiropractic Influence on Oxidative Stress and DNA Repair

Cholinesterase activities as potential biomarkers

Cholinesterase Inhibitors: Drugs Looking for a Disease?

Circulating Biomarkers of Inflammation, Antioxidant Activity, and Platelet Activation are Associated with Primary Combustion Aerosols in Subjects with Coronary Artery Disease

Citrus flavanones show neuroprotection potential

Combined inhaled diesel exhaust particles and allergen exposure alter methylation of T helper genes and IgE production in vivo

Comparison of biomarkers in workers exposed to 2,4, 6-trinitrotoluene.

Conquering Delayed-Onset Food Allergies in Three Steps

CYP2D6 Polymorphisms in Patients with Porphyrias

Cytochromes P450: xenobiotic metabolism, regulation and clinical importance.

Cytokines and other immunological biomarkers in children's environmental health studies

Death Points to Risks in Research One Woman's Experience in Gene Therapy Trial Highlights Weaknesses in the Patient Safety Net

Delayed Allergic Reaction to Natalizumab Associated With Early Formation of Neutralizing Antibodies

Delayed patch test reading after 5 days: The Mayo Clinic experience.

Depression is over-diagnosed and over-treated, says top psychiatrist

Detection of Antigen-Specific Human Serum Proteins Related to the T-Cell Receptor in Infectious Disease and in an Immune Response to Milk Proteins or Chemicals

Detox dangerous in the enzyme deficient

Diabetes Health Goes Beyond Blood Sugar

Diabetes problems 'vitamin link'

Diagnostic relevance of the determination of lymphocyte subpopulations in environmental medicine

Dietary Intake and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Differences in mexican american and non-Hispanic white veterans' homocysteine levels

Disorders of Taste and Smell

Diverse Toxic Chemicals Disrupt Cell Function through a Common Path

Dose and Hg species determine the T-helper cell activation in murine autoimmunity

Drug residues store in the body following cessation of use: Impacts on neuroendocrine balance and behavior – Use of the Hubbard sauna regimen to remove toxins and restore health

Duration-dependent hepatoprotective effects of propolis extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver damage in rats.

Early skin sensitization to aeroallergens

Effect of heavy metal stress on antioxidative enzymes and lipid peroxidation in leaves and roots of two mangrove plant seedlings (Kandelia candel and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza).

Effect of inhaled industrial chemicals on systemic and local immune response.

Effect of Zinc on Hepatic Drug Metabolism under Ethanol Toxicity

Effects of environmental air pollution on endogenous oxidative DNA damage in humans

Effect of vanillin on toxicant-induced lethality in the Drosophila  melanogaster DNA repair test

Electrical fields from everyday equipment and materials could increase infection risk

Electrohypersensitivity: state-of-the-art of a functional impairment.

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity is a growing health concern

Emotional Stimulation Alters Olfactory Sensitivity and Odor Judgment.

Environmental Factors Implicated in the Causation of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome.

Environmental Risk Factors for Essential Tremor

Ethanol oxidation into acetaldehyde by 16 recombinant human cytochrome P450 isoforms: Role of CYP2C isoforms in human liver microsomes

Exhaled Nitric Oxide is Decreased by Exposure to the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Environment

Expression and induction of cytochromes p450 in rat white adipose tissue.

Extreme Pathway Analysis of Human Red Blood Cell Metabolism

Factor in Harmful Allergies Identified

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF): from diagnosis to treatment

Faroes statement: Human health effects of developmental exposure to environmental toxicants

Fat high in stearic acid favorably affects blood lipids and factor VII coagulant activity in comparison with fats high in palmitic acid or high in myristic and lauric acids.

Fatty Acid Remodeling of GPI-anchored Proteins Is Required for Their Raft Association.

Fetal mechanisms in neurodevelopmental disorders

Fight against hay fever and other allergies helped by new immune system discovery

Fluoridation doing more harm than good, studies show

Genetic polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP2D6, UGT1A6, UGT1A7, and SULT1A1 genes and correlation with benzene exposure in a Chinese occupational population

Glutathione depletion inhibits dendritic cell maturation and delayed-type hypersensitivity:

Glutathione s-transferases M1 and P1 prevent aggravation of allergic responses by secondhand smoke

Heart Valve Infections

Hepatitis C- cheaper and efficient recovery

HIV races like Pac-Man through body

How much can a large population study on genes, environments, their interactions and common diseases contribute to the health of the American people?

Human Cytochrome P450 2A13 Efficiently Metabolizes Chemicals in Air Pollutants: Naphthalene, Styrene, and Toluene

Human gastric cells resistant to (-)-epigallocatechin gallate show cross-resistance to several environmental pollutants.

Human metabolic interactions of environmental chemicals

Human monocytoid THP-1 cell line versus monocyte-derived human immature dendritic cells as in vitro models for predicting the sensitising potential of chemicals

Identification of formaldehyde-responsive genes by suppression subtractive hybridization

Identification of Genes Implicated in Methapyrilene-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Comparing Differential Gene Expression in Target and Nontarget Tissue

IMMUNE SYSTEM vs 20th Century

Immunotoxic effects of chemicals: A matrix for occupational and environmental epidemiological studies.

Importance of the CNGA channel gene for odor discrimination and adaptation in behaving mice

In vitro penetration and subchronic toxicity of alpha-methyl-1, 3-benzodioxole-5-propionaldehyde

Identical Twins Not As Identical As Believed

Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Responses in Mouse Lungs Exposed to Purified Toxins from Building Isolated Penicillium brevicompactum Dierckx and P. chrysogenum Thom

Ingested Microscopic Plastic translocates to the circulatory system of the mussel, Mytilus edulis

Intracranial hemorrhage associated with methanol intoxication.

Intravenous immunoglobulin preparations contain anti-Siglec-8 autoantibodies.

Iodine helps Fibrocystic disease and Diabetes

Latex Allergy:  What is it?

Looking at Glaucoma as a Systemic Disease

Low-Level Human Equivalent Gestational Lead Exposure Produces Sex-Specific Motor and Coordination Abnormalities and Late-Onset Obesity in Year-Old Mice

Low organic solvent exposure and combined maternal-infant gene polymorphisms affect gestational age

Lyme Disease  Misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis

Magnesium deficiency accelerates cellular senescence in cultured human fibroblasts.

Magnesium homeostasis: mechanisms and inherited disorders

Major 'missed' biochemical pathway emerges as important in virtually all cells

Marker antibody expression stratifies Crohn's disease into immunologically homogeneous subgroups with distinct clinical characteristics

Mechanism of action of anticoagulants: correlation between the inhibition of   prothrombin   synthesis and the regeneration of vitamin K1 from vitamin K1 epoxide

Mechanisms of increased airway sensitivity to occupational chemicals and odors

Metabolic gene polymorphism frequencies in control populations.

Methods for the prediction of low-molecular-weight occupational  respiratory sensitizers

Methylmercury induces oxidative injury, alterations in permeability and glutamine transport in cultured astrocytes.

Minamata disease revisited: an update on the acute and chronic manifestations of methyl mercury poisoning

Mitochondrial dysfunction and molecular pathways of disease.

Mitochondrial function and toxicity: role of the B vitamin family on mitochondrial energy metabolism.

Modulatory effects of resveratrol, citroflavan-3-ol, and plant-derived extracts on oxidative stress in U937 cells.

Molecular analysis of the gut microbiota of identical twins with Crohn's disease

Molecular Mechanisms of the Diabetogenic Effects of Arsenic: Inhibition of Insulin Signaling by Arsenite and Methylarsonous Acid

Multiple Sclerosis: In-Depth From A.D.A.M. The Autoimmune Disease Process

Mutation to blame for staph outbreak, research says

Mutations in one of the scaffold proteins of the inflammasome, NALP3/Cryopyrin, are associated with autoinflammatory disorders underscoring the importance of regulating inflammatory caspase activation.

Nasal hyperreactivity in allergic and non-allergic rhinitis: a potential risk factor for non-specific building-related illness

Natural immunity and neuroimmune host defense.

Neonatal Exposure to Low Doses of Diazinon: Long-Term Effects on Neural Cell Development and Acetylcholine Systems

Neuropsychological correlates of organic alexithymia.

New Defense Mechanism Against Intestinal Inflammation Found

Newspapers and Newspaper Ink Contain Agonists for the Ah Receptor

Niacin can be toxic when used to "beat" drug test

Nitric oxide synthase partial uncoupling as a key switching mechanism for the NO/ONOO- cycle.

Nose's alarm system found

Not only oxidized R-(+)- but also S-(-)-limonene is a common cause of contact allergy in dermatitis patients in Europe

Obesity's helper in triggering diabetes

Olfactory toxicity: long-term effects of occupational exposures.

Omega3 Fatty acids for cardioprotection.

Ototoxicity of toluene and styrene: state of current knowledge.

Over-expression of AhR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor) induces neural differentiation of Neuro2a cells: neurotoxicology study

Oxidative damage induced in brains and livers of mice by landfill leachate.

Pain perception and electromagnetic fields.

Paraoxonase gene polymorphism and serum activity in progressive IgA nephropathy.

Patch test results with patients' own perfumes, deodorants and shaving lotions: results of the IVDK 1998-2002

Patients with neuromuscular diseases benefit from treatment in a warm climate.

Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) Scavenging for survival

Perturbation of epigenetic status by toxicants

PGC-1alpha over-expression promotes recovery from mitochondrial dysfunction and cell injury

Physical and Chemical Preconditions of Biochemical reactions.  Enzyme catalysis

Pilot study of urinary biomarkers of phytoestrogens, phthalates and phenols in girls

Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy, Threatens Child Development In Europe

Polychlorinated biphenyl 126 affects expression of genes involved in stress-immune interaction interaction in primary cultures of rainbow trout anterior kidney cells.

Population Prevalence of Diagnosed Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases in the United States

Prenatal toxicity linked to immune dysfunctions in later life

Prevalence of parosmia: the Skovde population-based studies.

Priming immune system cells

PROTEIN SUPPRESSES ALLERGIC RESPONSE IN MICE

Purified bacterial extract sprayed into lungs ramps up innate immune system

Recent Advances and Opportunities in Research on Lupus: Environmental Influences and Mechanisms of Disease

Recommendation to include fragrance mix 2 and hydroxyisohexyl 3- cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (Lyral((R))) in the European baseline patch test series

Redox features of the cell: a gender

Relapse From Antidepressant Medication May Be Lack Of Response To Medication In The First Place

Removing Ovaries Before Menopause Can Lead To Memory And Movement Problems

Residential exposure to electric power transmission lines and risk of lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders: a case-control study

Reversal of Arsenic-Induced Hepatic Apoptosis with Combined Administration of DMSA and Its Analogues in Guinea Pigs: Role of Glutathione and Linked Enzymes

Review backs antidepressant effects of omega-3s

Role of adenosine receptor subtypes in rat jejunum in unfed state versus glucose-induced hyperemia.

Role of superallergens in allergic disorders.

Rosacea May Be Caused by Immune Response, Not Bacteria

Science builds behind immune boosting microalgae derivative

Scientist crack Job's syndrome, immune disease

Sera from patients with multiple drug allergy syndrome contain circulating histamine-releasing factors.

Several glutathione S-transferase isozymes that protect against oxidative injury are expressed in human liver mitochondria.

Silymarin modulates the oxidant-antioxidant imbalance during diethylnitrosamine induced oxidative stress in rats.

Skin and respiratory allergic disease caused by polyfunctional aziridine

Solitary chemoreceptor cells in the nasal cavity serve as sentinels of respiration

Specificity and diversity of antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis arabinomannan.

SSRI-Induced Akathisia's Link To Suicide and Violence

Study- analysis of olfactory dysfunction

Study Finds Immune Cells Fighting Chronic Infections Become Progressively 'Exhausted,' Ineffective

Study helps explain how allergic reactions are triggered

Study Identifies Key Player In The Body's Immune Response To Chronic Stress

Study of sugars on cell surface identifies key factor in flu infection

Sulfotransferase and Enzymes Involved in PAPS Synthesis: Genomic and Nongenomic Pathways

Sweat Induces IgE-mediated Allergic Reaction in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Technological options for the production of health-promoting proteins and peptides derived from milk and colostrum.

Texas M.D.patents hormone allergy treatment

Th2 Cytokines in Skin Draining Lymph Nodes and Serum IgE Do Not Predict Airway Hypersensitivity to Intranasal Isocyanate Exposure in Mice

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance

The banned chemical scrambles brain development, a UC San Francisco study finds.

The Challenge of Complexity

The Effects of Caffeine on L: -Arginine Metabolism in the Brain of Rats.

The European Surveillance System of Contact Allergies (ESSCA): results of patch testing the standard series

The Human Immune System: the Body's Defense Against Disease

THE MISSED DIAGNOSIS - CELIAC DISEASE

The nongenotoxic carcinogens naphthalene and para-dichlorobenzene suppress apoptosis in Caenorhabditis elegans.

The potent immunosuppressive cyclosporin FR901459 inhibits the human P-glycoprotein and formyl peptide receptor functions.

The role of a formaldehyde  dehydrogenase-glutathione pathway in protein S-nitrosation in mammalian cells.

The underlying pathway structure of biochemical reaction networks.

The use of oxygen as drug and its relevance for wound healing

The Vascular System as a Target of Metal Toxicity

Three cases of ortho phthalaldehyde-induced anaphylaxis after laryngoscopy: detection of specific IgE in serum

Top Cities for Allergies

Toxic neuropathies associated with pharmaceutic and industrial agents.

Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Early Signs of Liver Toxicity in Female MRL +/+ Mice Exposed to the Acylating Chemicals Dichloroacetyl Chloride and Dichloroacetic Anhydride

U.S. HOSPITALS PLAGUED BY TEN TIMES MORE MRSA SUPERBUG INFECTIONS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT

US bases and EMF RF emissions in Italy. Related health conditions.

Understanding How Lymph Nodes Respond to Infection May Redefine How Immune System Functions

Understanding How Obese Fat Cells Work

Unmetabolized VOCs in Urine as Biomarkers of Low Level Exposure

Upstate Scientists Link PCBs, Diabetes

Urinary phthalate metabolites and semen quality: a review of a potential biomarker of susceptibility

Using Biomarkers to Inform Cumulative Risk Assessment

VITAMIN K2 CONTROLS REMOVAL OF CALCIUM FROM ARTERIES

What We Can Learn From The Biggest Extinction In The History Of Earth

Women with larger breasts 'have higher diabetes risk'

Xenon - the ideal anaesthetic agent?

Zinc modulates lithium-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Zinc supplementation decreases incidence of infections in the elderly: effect of zinc on generation of cytokines and oxidative stress