Polyvinyl chloride solvent cement poisoning: a case report - Marambahewa SR, Chandrasiri DACT, Wijesekara WAIC, Munasinghe BM.
BACKGROUND: S-lon ® (S) is a locally produced polyvinyl chloride-based solvent cement. It is a clear, slightly viscous liquid. Other constituents include 1-cyclohexanone, 3-butanone, and 1-acetone. It is used ubiquitously for building construction in Sri La... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Decaf coffee is not safe for human consumption, health advocacy group warns
Some health advocacy groups are arguing that decaffeinated coffee is not safe for human consumption. Those groups are petitioning the FDA to ban methylene chloride, a key chemical used to remove caffeine. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, that chemical is used for…#fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Decaf Coffee Contains a Horrifying Poison, Experts Say
For fans of decaffeinated coffee, we have some bad news. The not-so-buzzy version of coffee can harbor a chemical that can cause cancer, CNN reports, which has health and environmental activists pushing to have the substance banned for its use in making decaf coffee. Methylene chloride is the…#fda #mariadoa #swisswaterprocess (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Abortion care limitations raise medicolegal concerns in IR
Interventional radiology (IR) specialists should be aware of shifting individual state laws on abortion so as to not be blindsided when called on to provide care to pregnant patients, a clinician in the field cautioned recently.
In July last year, for instance, North Carolina joined 20 other states by passing new legislation that limits abortion based on timing, type, or other requirements, with 14 states having outright bans, noted Priya Mody, MD, an interventional radiologist in Chapel Hill. In a recent interview with AuntMinnie.com, she encouraged interventional radiologists to be aware of the nuances of these laws.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Digital X-Ray Interventional Source Type: news
Could the FDA ban chemical in decaf coffee? Agency is looking into whether substance used by Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts to strip out caffeine may cause CANCER
The vast majority of decaf in the US is made using methylene chloride, which binds to and extracts caffeine from the beans. But campaigners want to see this banned. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Startups aim to curb climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the ocean —not the air
Every year, hundreds of container ships slide into the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the Western Hemisphere. Belching carbon dioxide (CO
2
), they deliver some $300 billion in goods to trucks and railcars that add their own pollution to our warming planet.
But one long gray barge docked at the port is doing its part to combat climate change. On the barge, which belongs to Captura, a Los Angeles–based startup, is a system of pipes, pumps, and containers that ingests seawater and sucks out CO
2
, which can be used to make plastics and fuels or buried. The decarbonated seawater ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Buzz kill! California could BAN decaf coffee or force manufacturers to change recipes under new bill that outlaws cancer chemical
California's proposed ban would outlaw the manufacture of decaffeinated coffees that use the chemical methylene chloride, which is used in the vast majority of brews. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says
Scientists link tiny particles in blood vessels with substantially higher risk of deathDoctors have warned of potentially life-threatening effects from plastic pollution after finding a substantially raised risk of stroke, heart attack and earlier death in people whose blood vessels were contaminated with microscopic plastics.Researchers in Naples examined fatty plaques removed from the blood vessels of patients with arterial disease and found that more than half had deposits contaminated with tiny particles of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride (PVC).Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Environment Health Plastics Stroke Heart attack Medical research Science World news Source Type: news
Research on the inhibition effect of NaCl on the explosion of mg-al alloy powder - Qin X, Wei X, Shi J, Yan Y, Zhang Y.
A study was conducted on the explosion overpressure and flame propagation law of magnesium-aluminum (Mg-Al) alloy powder, and the suppression mechanism of sodium chloride (NaCl) on the explosion of magnesium-aluminum alloy powder was explored. Adding NaCl ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Benzalkonium chloride poisoning in pediatric patients: report of case with a severe clinical course and literature review - Ni țescu V, Lescaie A, Boghitoiu D, Ulmeanu C.
We report a case that highlights the risks associated with ingesting low-concent... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Antiviral Mechanism and Clinical Benefits of Mouthwash Active Against SARS-CoV-2
Reia, V.C.B., da Fonseca Orcina, B., Vilhena, F.V.et al. Antiviral Mechanism and Clinical Benefits of Mouthwash Active Against SARS-CoV-2.Curr Oral Health Rep (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40496-024-00368-1AbstractPurpose of ReviewWe
aim to review the spectrum of biological mechanisms of mouthwashes
shown to be active against SARS-CoV-2, evidence for efficacy in
reduction of viral load, in vitro and in vivo, and the potential for
clinical benefit in use of mouthwashes in the context of COVID-19.Recent FindingsNumerous
studies have now been performed to establish the antiviral efficacy of
specific mouthwash i...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Can extra salt hurt your kidneys?
Sodium is a mineral that your body needs to function well. When you combine sodium with the mineral, chloride, the two make table salt. Sodium is added to many processed foods, including packaged and frozen meals. Many recipes call for salt in the ingredients, and many people add table salt to their food for flavor. But according to Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, adding too much salt to your diet is not… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 16, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
2024 Marks an Important Year in NASA ’ s Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Not a lot of spacecraft have gone aloft with poetry etched on their sides. Actually, no spacecraft has ever gone aloft with poetry etched on its side—but no spacecraft has ever been quite like NASA’s Europa Clipper.
The ship, which is in its final stages of assembly, will launch in October, making a long, six-year journey out to Jupiter. Once there, it will execute a series of close-up flybys of the planet’s mysterious moon Europa—a world that has an icy shell and a globe-girdling ocean, and is the one place in the solar system outside of Earth that astronomers and exobiologists consider the lik...
Source: TIME: Science - February 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
New videos show towers of fire that prompted evacuations after last year's fiery Ohio derailment
Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the toxic towers of fire that forced them from their homes last February when officials decided to blow open five tank cars filled with vinyl chloride they worried might... (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
New videos show towers of fire that prompted evacuations after last year ’s fiery Ohio derailment
Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the toxic towers of fire that forced them from their homes last February when officials decided to blow open five tank cars filled with vinyl chloride they worried might explode days after a Norfolk Southern train…#ohio #norfolksouthern (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
