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Mashup Score: 12Low-cost snakebite campaign in South India saving lives - 3 year(s) ago
Snakebite victims in India are getting the treatment they need quicker thanks to a public health campaign lead by a University of Reading researcher together with collaborators in India.
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Mashup Score: 3Search for a Snakebite Drug Might Lead to a COVID Treatment, Too - 4 year(s) ago
Human clinical trials are scheduled for a drug that could prevent some of the 100,000-plus deaths from snakebites worldwide each year. The same drug may also help people suffering from COVID-relate…
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The days of incising a #snakebite and sucking out the poison are long over, but the current treatment for venomous snakebites remains archaic. 📝: @JimRobbins19 https://t.co/cGji8Ocl8s
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Mashup Score: 16Preclinical validation of a repurposed metal chelator as an early-intervention therapeutic for hemotoxic snakebite - 4 year(s) ago
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that causes numerous injuries and deaths worldwide. It is difficult to treat because antivenom is unaffordable, not accessible in remote areas, and specific for each individual type of snake. In search of readily available treatments, Albulescu et al. examined a selection of metal chelators that are approved for use in human patients. Treatment…
Source: Science Translational MedicineCategories: Future of Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
By repurposing an affordable treatment for metal poisoning, scientists have created an early intervention that may prevent deaths from venomous snakes in patients who can't immediately receive #antivenom in hospitals. @ScienceTM #Snakebite #GlobalHealth https://t.co/YoghkPTFw0 https://t.co/QuDRRb52KB
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Mashup Score: 9Researchers demonstrate a novel way to treat snakebite - 4 year(s) ago
Snakebite is one of the world’s biggest hidden health problems with up to 138 000 victims dying every year, and around 400 000 victims left with permanent physical disabilities or disfigurements. Those most affected live in some of the world’s poorest communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America and often rely on agricultural activities for their income. These activities put them at…
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Researchers demonstrate a novel way to treat #snakebite @LSTMnews @sciencetm https://t.co/bKy4MrAjHu
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Low-cost #snakebite #campaign in South India saving lives @unirdg_news https://t.co/ggileTP9Bd