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  • July 2008

    • Recycled 'E-Waste' Can Be Toxic

      USA Today  |  Jul 7, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      Recycled 'E-Waste' Can Be Toxic

      (Newser) - Recycling old computers, cell phones, and TVs may sound like a good idea—but be sure you know the destination before you dump such material, USA Today advises. While such “e-waste” recycling programs are springing up everywhere these days, some pose a threat. Often, the materials end up in developing nations, spreading toxins through the air and water. More »

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      environment  • consumer electronics  • recycling  • toxin  • developing countries  • e waste

    • Fish Toxin Buyer Linked to Murder Plot

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 2, 08 3:58 AM CDT

      Fish Toxin Buyer Linked to Murder Plot

      (Newser) - An Illinois man busted trying to buy enough puffer fish toxin to kill dozens of people had been seeking to hire a hit man on the internet to kill a mystery woman, reports the Chicago Tribune . The financial planner sent emails to people offering $8,000 for the murder, authorities said. He was arrested yesterday when police found six empty vials of the deadly puffer fish neurotoxin in his home. More »

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      Illinois  • fish  • poison  • toxin  • murder plot  • puffer fish  • hit job

    • Illinois Man Busted With Puffer Fish Toxin

      CNN  |  Jul 1, 08 4:29 AM CDT

      Illinois Man Busted With Puffer Fish Toxin

      (Newser) - An Illinois man has been arrested for possession of a deadly neurotoxin found in puffer fish, reports CNN. Authorities were alerted after the man, claiming to be a doctor, attempted to purchase a significant amount of tetrodotoxin from a New Jersey lab. The poison—1,200 times more deadly than cyanide—can prove fatal to consumers of puffer fish if the delicacy is not prepared properly. More »

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      fish  • poison  • toxin  • puffer fish

  • April 2008

    • Botox May Move from Face to Brain

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 3, 08 10:23 AM CDT

      Botox May Move from Face to Brain

      (Newser) - Botox can spread from the face to the brain, scientists who injected rats with the anti-wrinkle treatment say. Traces of the toxin turned up in the rats' brain stems three days after it was injected into their whisker muscles, Bloomberg reports. A dermatologist says the findings call for further investigation, although he notes that rats and humans have different physiologies. More »

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      brain  • scientific research  • toxin  • rats  • Botox  • wrinkles  • cosmetic treatments

  • March 2008

    • Man Says He Had Ricin for Self-Defense

      Associated Press  |  Mar 18, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Man Says He Had Ricin for Self-Defense

      (Newser) - The Las Vegas man hospitalized by exposure to ricin in his hotel room told his brother he  did not intend to hurt anyone with it, the AP reports. Roger Bergendoff, who regained consciousness last week after a month, admitted possessing the biological agent but said it was for self-defense. "He just confirmed that it was not intended for anybody," said his brother. "It was something that would be used for his own purposes." More »

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      FBI  • Las Vegas  • Nevada  • biological weapons  • toxin  • suspected terrorists  • ricin  • Roger Bergendorff  • Poison

    • Man in Ricin Case Wakes Up

      Associated Press  |  Mar 14, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Man in Ricin Case Wakes Up

      (Newser) - The man at the center of the Las Vegas ricin investigation regained consciousness today, although he remains hospitalized in critical condition, the Associated Press reports. Roger Bergendorff, 57, had been in a coma since Feb. 14; he has already been questioned by FBI agents about the toxin—considered a "biological weapon"—found in his hotel room. More »

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      terrorism  • FBI  • Las Vegas  • Nevada  • poison  • biological weapons  • toxin  • ricin  • Roger Bergendorff  • biological warfare

    • Utah Home Searched in Ricin Case

      Salt Lake Tribune  |  Mar 3, 08 7:03 AM CST

      Utah Home Searched in Ricin Case

      (Newser) - FBI agents yesterday searched the former Utah home of a man clinging to life after apparent ricin poisoning in his Las Vegas hotel room. Neighbors within a two-block area were evacuated but were later allowed to return to their homes.  Local residents described the man as a mild-mannered, down-on-his-luck loner who could be inexplicably vindictive at times. "I never felt comfortable around him," said one neighbor. More »

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      FBI  • Las Vegas  • Utah  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • poison  • toxin  • ricin  • storage

    • Firearms, Anarchist Book Found With Ricin

      CNN  |  Mar 1, 08 11:17 AM CST

      Firearms, Anarchist Book Found With Ricin

      (Newser) - The authorities who discovered ricin in a Las Vegas hotel room also recovered firearms and an “anarchist-type textbook” with an earmarked entry about the lethal toxin, CNN reports. The 57-year-old man whose room contained the poison remains hospitalized in critical condition and unable to speak with investigators, but seven others checked as a precaution tested negative. More »

  • February 2008

    • Man in Critical Condition After Stay in Ricin Room

      CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 3:05 PM CST

      Man in Critical Condition After Stay in Ricin Room

      (Newser) - A man who stayed in a Las Vegas hotel room where ricin was found yesterday has been hospitalized for 2 weeks after exposure to the toxin and is in critical condition, CNN reports. A friend retrieving his belongings discovered the ricin. "We don't know who it belongs to or why it would be here at this time," said a police captain. More »

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      Las Vegas  • poison  • biological weapons  • toxin  • ricin

    • 'Terror Toxin' Found in Vegas

      CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 6:58 AM CST

      'Terror Toxin' Found in Vegas

      (Newser) - Las Vegas police have discovered the deadly toxin ricin at a long-stay hotel, CNN reports. It's "100% ricin," said a police official. "We did have enough ricin to be concerned. At this point, it has been contained and is not a threat to anybody." Three policemen, three hotel workers, and another person are in a local hospital under observation for signs of ricin poisoning. So far, they're fine. More »

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      Las Vegas  • biological weapons  • extremists  • toxin  • ricin

    • 'Toxic Sperm' Linked to Child Ills

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 2:50 AM CST

      'Toxic Sperm' Linked to Child Ills

      (Newser) - Men who smoke or drink heavily may transmit genetic abnormalities through their damaged sperm, leading to child health complications, miscarriages or stillbirth, researchers have found. The effects of environmental toxins on paternal health—long held to be far less important than that of mothers—may play a crucial role in explaining birth defects, a researcher told a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. More »

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      health  • alcohol  • smoking  • childbirth  • toxin  • sperm  • conception  • fatherhood  • genetic abnormalities

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