Six months of treatment with toxic interleukin-2, one of the only treatments for advanced kidney cancer, had eroded nerves in her hands and feet, caused frequent vomiting and made her skin peel all over--but did nothing to slow the tumors' relentless growth.

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Since Mr. Daley works at JP Morgan, a TARP recipient, if he is hired, we think this would be a sign that: 1. ties to TARP banks are no longer toxic in Washington, and 2.

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One such protein, IL-2, was once touted as a miracle drug but is so toxic it is not able to be used much.

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As reported by Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center, 2, 000 pallets of unsold solar panels were recently discovered in Colorado and have been labeled toxic for cadmium.

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