Toxicity-testing strategies designed to generate information on potential hazards or risks posed by environmental agents have evolved in response to legislative mandates, scientific developments, and ...

A new technique based on machine learning and stem cells may lead to personalized testing for hazardous chemicals and make toxin testing on animals a thing of the past. Dubbed ‘forever chemicals’ ...

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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance on Tuesday significantly reducing the range of products for which non-human primate toxicity testing can be performed. Health ...

Regular blood testing to check for toxicity from standard rheumatoid arthritis drugs is recommended. However, guidelines are vague as to how frequently and for how long such testing should occur.

As pressure increases on major pharma to bring new compounds into development, so too does pressure to make sure that these compounds are safe to test in humans. As evidenced in the TGN1214 trial last ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday that requires all 1- and 2-year-olds in Michigan to be tested for lead exposure, something advocates say is the biggest moment in 45 years to end lead ...