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Scientists at Stanford University, Department of Medicine target life sciences
April 14th, 2009
New investigation results, 'Melamine nephrotoxicity: an emerging epidemic in an era of globalization,' are detailed in a study published in Kidney International. "Recent outbreaks of nephrolithiasis and acute kidney injury among children in China have been linked to ingestion of milk-based infant formula contaminated with melamine. These cases provide evidence in humans for the nephrotoxicity of melamine, which previously had been described only in animals," researchers in the United States report. "The consequences of this outbreak are already severe and will likely continue to worsen. Herein we summarize the global impact of the melamine milk contamination, the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-14)
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