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
DR ELLIE CANNON: Were my allergies caused by a bout of food poisoning?
Today's reader asked DR ELLIE CANNON if their wheat and lactose intolerance, as well as IBS, could have been caused by a bad bout of food poisoning a few years ago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pet Dragons Linked to Salmonella Cases That Sickened Dozens of Children
Dozens of people, including babies, were sickened, according to a C.D.C. study that highlighted the risks of snuggling with the strikingly scaly lizards, many of which carry salmonella bacteria in their gut. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning Salmonella (Bacteria) Pets Research Reptiles Medicine and Health Babies and Infants Lizards Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emerging Infectious Diseases (Journal) your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Trends on deaths from acute pesticide poisoning in Mexico, 2000-2021 - Moreno-God ínez ME, Flores-Alfaro E, Parra-Rojas I, Medina-Diaz IM, Rojas-García AE, Avilés-Ramírez C, Campos-Viguri G, Ramírez-Vargas MA.
OBJETIVE: To provide a comprehensive analysis of mortality trends from acute pesticide poisoning in Mexico from 2000 through 2021. METHODS: The governmental records of deaths from acute pesticide poisoning were used. The age-standardized years of l... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Correlation between time to hyperbaric oxygen therapy and delayed neurological sequelae in acute carbon monoxide poisoning patients - Choi S, Nah S, Han S.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most common causes of intoxication. Delayed neurologic sequelae (DNS) have a major impact on prognosis of CO poisoning patients. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is widely used to treat DNS. However, there is no consensus... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Poisoning from ingestion of fungus-infected cicada nymphs: characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients in Thailand - Trakulsrichai S, Satsue N, Tansuwannarat P, Krongvorakul J, Sueajai J, Santanirand P, Wananukul W.
The current data regarding poisoning associated with ingestion of fungus-infected cicada nymphs are limited. We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who ingested fungus-infected cicada nymphs and were referred to the Ramathibodi Poison Center... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Suicide by sodium nitrite poisoning: findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2018-2020 - Khan H, Barber C, Azrael D.
OBJECTIVES: Suicide by sodium nitrite may be an emerging trend in the United States. Our mixed-methods study aims to: (1) describe the rates of suicides secondary to sodium nitrite self-poisoning in the United States between 2018 and 2020 and (2) character... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Detergent Pod Poisoning Threat to Kids Hasn't Gone Away
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 -- The health dangers posed by colorful detergent pods continues to plague young children, a new study warns.U.S. poison control centers still receive one call every 44 minutes about a young child who ’s been harmed through... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality of patients with acute paraquat poisoning - Tang G, Jiang Z, Xu L, Yang Y, Yang S, Yao R.
This study aimed to develop and validate a predictive model to determine the risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute paraquat poisoning. This retrospective observational cohort study included 724 patients with acute paraquat poisoning whose cl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The diagnostic accuracy of carbon monoxide pulse oximetry in adults with suspected acute carbon monoxide poisoning: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Ramponi G, Gianni F, Karlafti E, Piazza I, Albertoni F, Colombo G, Casazza G, Garegnani A, Casella R, Costantino G.
INTRODUCTION: Acute carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is one of the leading causes of intoxication among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). COP symptoms are not always specific and may vary from mild to critical. In the last few years, COH... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Nigeria: Many Covenant University Students 'Hospitalised' Over Suspected Food Poisoning
[Premium Times] Multiple sources said facilities at the school's medical centre have been stretched due to the number of affected students. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Education Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
How artists can poison their pics with deadly Nightshade to deter AI scrapers
University of Chicago boffins this week released Nightshade 1.0, a tool built to punish unscrupulous makers of machine learning models who train their systems on data without getting permission first. Nightshade is an offensive data poisoning tool, a companion to a defensive style protection tool…#universityofchicago #nightshade10 #nightshade #glaze #register #shawnshan #wenxinding #josephinepassananti #heatherzheng #benzhao (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acute kidney injury following naphthalene (mothball) poisoning - Mathur P, Garg S.
Naphthalene is a widely available moth repellant in the Asian subcontinent. Toxicity can occur either accidentally or intentionally as a suicide attempt. An overdose can lead to a variety of clinical symptoms, including intravascular hemolysis, and can som... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Charcuterie Meat Trays Are Linked to Even More Salmonella Cases
Federal health officials are expanding a warning about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam’s Club and Costco stores.
At least 47 people in 22 states have been sickened and 10 people have been hospitalized after eating Busseto brand and Fratelli Beretta brand meats, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The CDC had previously warned about one recalled lot of Busseto brand charcuterie sampler trays, but the agency now advises retailers and consumers not to eat, serve or sell any lots of the foods. They include the Busseto...
Source: TIME: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Warning widened about charcuterie meat snack trays sold by Sam's Club and Costco
Federal health officials are expanding a warning about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam's Club and Costco stores. At least 47 people in 22 states have been sickened and 10 people have been hospitalized after eating Busseto brand and Fratelli Beretta brand…#samclub #costco #fratelli #beretta #cdc #busseto #antipastogranberetta #italian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
