If the amyloid theory is right, anti-amyloid drugs are still highly unlikely to be a cure. (One reassuring possibility is that the bad Eli Lilly result was due to a drug toxicity, not its effect on amyloid.) Only a handful of the drugs that hit the market early will snag most of the sales, if things go the way they usually do.

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First, the active drug would have to be present in the food at sufficient levels to exert an adverse effect via direct toxicity or allergy.

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The reason was the synergy effect of the two salts mixed, the Thimerosals toxicity climbs by 10 times when mixed with another metal such as Aluminum .

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The company developed GAIA to evaluate the effect of its product ingredients on water and identify any potential for toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation.

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Some type of parabens are known to disrupt hormone function, an effect that is linked to increased risk of breast cancer and reproductive toxicity, but they are just one type of hormone disrupting chemicals found in cosmetics.

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