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Rent or buy it on major platforms. The writer-director Kyle Butenhoff wastes no time explaining his film’s central dastardly deed: Molly (Dana Mackin) poisons the meal she makes one wintry night for her husband, Charlie (Butenhoff), for whom she’s been harboring deep resentments. The trouble is…#kylebutenhoff #danamackin #charliebutenhoff #hermionelynch #zachtinker #butenhoff #agathachristie (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Caffeine poisoning and fatal arrhythmias: a case report - Ganayem M, Kostantin N, Daskal Y, Isakovich B.
Study Summary: In today's world, caffeine is the most commonly consumed psychostimulant globally. While moderate caffeine intake is generally safe, there have been reported cases of significant toxicity and even fatal outcomes. Although rare, increased awa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Poisoning among children visiting the paediatric emergency department in a tertiary care centre - Devkota A, Adhikari S, B k RK.
INTRODUCTION: Poisoning occurs when substances are ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through skin contact in quantities that are harmful to the body. Knowledge of the pattern and prevalence of paediatric poisoning will help us quantify the burden of poisoning... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Poisoning among autopsies conducted in the department of forensic medicine and toxicology in a tertiary care centre - Khan AS, Pandey A, Pandey A.
INTRODUCTION: Poisoning is a serious public health issue in developing countries like Nepal. Information about poisoning may be helpful for poisoning prevention and hospital treatment, aiding in the development of measures that lower the morbidity and mort... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Severe hepatotoxicity in mushroom poisoning by Lepiota brunneoincarnata from complete recovery to liver transplantation: a case series with review on liver function tests and liver histopathology - Anbardar MH, Soleimani N, Kazemi K, Jafarpour Z, Hasani M, Mohammadzadeh S, Torfehnezhad P, Jafarian S, Farhadi M, Sardari MS.
BACKGROUND: In spite of the scientific evidence supporting health advantages of mushrooms, some of them are seriously poisonous. The clinical picture of mushroom intoxication ranges from minor gastrointestinal symptoms to organ failure, such as liver failu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Why don ’t ants always fall for toxic bait? They may learn to avoid it
If you have an ant problem, toxic bait traps might seem like the perfect solution. There’s no spraying, no smooshing. After ants collect poison from the trap, they share it with the whole colony, wiping it out in one tidy, fell swoop. But toxic baits don’t always work as intended, and researchers have long puzzled over why. For Argentine ants, which are invasive in many parts of the world, the answer might be that they
figure out how to avoid the toxic traps
before they get wiped out, researchers report this month in
Communications Biology
.
The finding raises new questions about how ants chan...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 31, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Geographically specific associations between county-level socioeconomic and household distress and mortality from drug poisoning, suicide, alcohol, and homicide among working-age adults in the United States - Zhang X, Monnat SM.
This study explores localized relationships (i.e., geographically specific associations) between county-level economic and househol... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The occurrence of unusually cold weather could contribute to the incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning [letter] - Mehrpour O, Sadeghi M.
[Abstract unavailable]
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
A narrative review of contemporary lethal pesticides: unveiling the ongoing threat of pesticide poisoning - Choi S, Kim GW, Lim H.
Following the 2011 ban on paraquat sales, South Korea has witnessed a significant reduction in the mortality rate associated with acute pesticide poisoning. Traditionally, paraquat and diquat, alongside several highly toxic organophosphates, carbamates, an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Mushroom poisoning: a rare etiology of acute liver failure - Mohammed HMI, Ahmad F.
Acute liver failure is defined as a rapid deterioration in liver function, manifested by symptoms and signs of hepatic encephalopathy and disturbed synthetic function in a patient without Pre-existing cirrhosis and with an illness of less than 26 weeks dur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Clinical effects of occupational clonidine poisoning and efficacy of extracorporeal blood purification therapies - Wu S, Han B, Xiong X.
[Abstract unavailable]
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Epidemiology and clinical aspect of mushroom poisonings in South Sardinia: a 10-year retrospective analysis (2011-2021) - La Rosa L, Corrias S, Pintor I, Cosentino S.
Mushroom poisoning is a severe problem of public health, however, information about its epidemiology and management is still limited. This is the first study focused on Sardinia that investigates data about mushroom poisoning describing epidemiology, clini... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Food-borne poisoning accident from amanitin toxin in wild mushrooms - Xingtai City, Hebei Province, China, 2023 - Lv B, Liu L, Xiao H, Meng Q, Zhang R, An Y, Jin Y, Ma Y, Gao H, Li Y, He Q, Zhang Y, Liu C, Luo X, Xu X, Zheng F, Tian Y, Zhang H, Yao D.
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC? Fatal poisonings caused by wild mushrooms containing amanita toxins pose a significant threat in the southern regions of China. These toxins primarily induce gastrointestinal symptoms initially, which are then follow... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
An attempted homicidal poisoning with bromadialone - McCulloch KJ, Chen Y, Gau JP, Yang CC, Isoardi KZ.
Bromadiolone, a second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide, has a long half-life [Citation1,Citation2]. It is a vitamin K antagonist, inhibiting the synthesis of factors II, VII, IX, X, proteins C, S, and Z [Citation3]. Poisoning causes protracted coag... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
That smartphone in your hand changes how you walk
Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down, and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
