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Some tissue death from surgical manipulation, called necrosis, is inevitable after any procedure, though your risks increase dramatically if you're a smoker.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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Using drugs and gene technology, the researchers have developed ways to prevent both the death of the cells and the subsequent tissue damage.
BBC: Minimising cancer care damage
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If accidentally swallowed or inhaled, the magnets can pinch internal tissue, causing infection or even death.
WSJ: Retailers recall potentially dangerous magnet sets
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When inhaled, it causes immediate breakdown of the lung tissue, resulting in haemorrhagic pneumonia and death.
ECONOMIST: A sick inventory
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Almost all animal tissue is made up of proteins, which after death break down into constituent parts, some of which end up free in the air.
BBC: Hidden graves found using chemical 'sniffer' technology
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In extreme cases, statins can destroy muscle tissue in a way that poisons the body, resulting in death.
FORBES: Merck And Schering-Plough's Zetia OK'd
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In the brain or any other tissue that cannot regenerate itself this can cause disease and, eventually, the death of the organism.
ECONOMIST: Trojan DNA
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Duerson's death, and specifically the decision to shoot himself in the chest, apparently to avoid damaging his brain tissue, shocked members of his family and the football community.
CNN: Tests reveal former NFL player suffered from brain disease