Friday, May 08, 2020

A pill for heavy metal poisoning may also save snakebite victims

Good news! What took so long? It was apparently known since the 1980s that metal poising treatment could work for certain kind of snake bites!

"... Researchers have wondered whether drugs that bind up metal ions could treat viper bites since the 1980s, ... “This is an old drug, and it’s an old concept that’s finally being put to the test,” ..."

A pill for heavy metal poisoning may also save snakebite victims | Science News: In mice, an oral medication delayed or even prevented death after a lethal dose of viper venom, a new study finds.






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