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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(8):667-668; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.8.667
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 8, 667-668, April 21, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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Venom Anyone? Researchers Tweak "Bad" Compounds Into Good Medicines

Nancy Volkers

Even the worst things can be good for you. In the right doses, snake venom might hold promise for treating heart disease, and poison from a tropical frog may help relieve pain. Working in this same vein, researchers across the country are testing compounds that are often poisonous — and sometimes deadly — in the hope of tweaking them to reveal new anti-cancer agents.

The mushroom, with both edible and poisonous varieties, is a common medicinal source, says Robert Hackman, Ph.D., executive director of the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research at the University of California, Davis.



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