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“Crazy Clown” spice, polonium-210 as a poison, deadly sarin attacks in Syria: Weekly Web Review in Toxicology 27 Aug 2013 | 09:56 am
Crazy Clown Herbal Incense: Last week, at least 8 people aged 16 to 26 were treated in southern Georgia emergency rooms— some requiring admission to the ICU in critical kitchen according to very sketc...
Toddlers on weed: children and medical marijuana edibles 24 Aug 2013 | 04:35 am
What with medical cannabis being legalized in more and more states, the variety of edible marijuana products available continues to expand. Users can buy pot-enhanced cookies, brownies, s’mores, ice c...
Lipid rescue therapy can cause lab errors 22 Aug 2013 | 05:24 am
3 out of 5 stars Caution with interpreting laboratory results after lipid rescue therapy. Punja M et al. Am J Emerg Med 2013 Aug 8 [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available This short case report...
Toxic lipstick, carbon monoxide tragedy, laundry detergent pod death: Weekly Web Review in Toxicology 21 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am
Meth Labs and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Jonah Engle’s article in Mother Jones — “Merchants of Meth: How Big Pharma Keeps the Cooks in Business” — is compelling reading. The piece details how some d...
Severe organophosphate poisoning: how quickly should atropine be administered? 16 Aug 2013 | 09:22 am
3 out of 5 stars Comparison of Current Recommended Regimens of Atropinization in Organophophate Poisoning. Connors NJ et al. J Med Toxicol 2013 Jul 31 [Epub ahead of print] Abstract There is a grow...
“Weed”: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary on medical marijuana 14 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Awz0ot8Yss You couldn’t miss the news this week that Dr. Sanjay Gupta — CNN’s chief medical correspondent as well as a neurosurgeon — has changed his mind about the sa...
Oxymorphone, incredible mosquito videos, and more: Weekly Web Review in Toxicology 11 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLIYuXlUS3k It ain’t tox, but . . .: The must-see video’s of the week were included in a fascinating post by Ed Yong on the National Geographic site. They illustrate wh...
Great pics of acetaminophen-associated Stevens-Johnson Syndrome 9 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
3 out of 5 stars Acetaminophen-induced Steven Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis overlap. Khawaja A et al. J Pak Med Assoc 2012 May;62:524-527. Full Text This article gained special intere...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the salad bar . . . 7 Aug 2013 | 09:32 am
Pinus armandii 2.5 out of 5 stars Pine Mouth (Pine Nut) Syndrome: Description of the Toxidrome, Preliminary Case Definition, and Best Evidence Regarding an Apparent Etiology. Munk MD. Semin Neurol 2...
The Lost Weekend, another cyanide murder, the fortune in urine: Weekly Web Review in Toxicology 4 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A6yi_2pLLM Podcast of the week: At the ToxTalk podcast, Matt Zuckerman talks with Timothy Wiegand from the University of Rochester about the options and intricacies in...
