The problem of phosphate accumulation became apparent quite early in the history of dialysis. Soft tissue and vascular calcification could often be clearly visualised on plain x-ray because of calcium ...

On 3 September 2017, a Facebook page promoting the anti-vaccine movie "Vaxxed" shared a video of an undeniably cool science experiment (which they appear to have since removed). This video, which ...

Modern vaccines elicit protective immunity not only by presenting antigens to the adaptive immune systems, but also by stimulating the innate immune response to the antigens by immunostimulatory ...

IMMUNIZATIONS combining diphtheria and tetanus toxoids with pertussis vaccine, using alum or aluminum hydroxide as an adjuvant, have been reported in studies by di Sant' Agnese, 1 Volk, 2 Fleming 3 ...

In summary, the historical data which have raised concern about neurological and bone toxicity of aluminium-based phosphate binders may no longer be relevant to contemporary practice. This is due ...