Nightshade Vegetables Aren ’ t Actually Bad for You
If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of health and wellness trends online, you’ve likely stumbled upon the so-called shadowy side of nightshades—vegetables that include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers. What’s made them suddenly newsworthy is that they’ve been singled out by self-proclaimed wellness experts and celebrity dieters as culprits behind a range of health issues, from arthritis to autoimmune disease flare-ups and indigestion.
While there’s little scientific evidence for these claims, some people report feeling better after cutting nightshades from their diets. ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire Sibonney Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Massive intracerebral hemorrhage following methamphetamine poisoning in a man: a case report - Banimostafavi ES, Taheri A, Malakian A, Zakariaei Z.
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Methamphetamine (MAP) is a highly addictive stimulant known to have detrimental effects on the brain and various physiological systems, including an elevation in heart rate and blood pressure. Additionally, MAP use has been lin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
What Are the Potential Problems with Baby Bottles?
Discussion
The basic rules for preparing formula and using baby bottles and cups are the same for any food preparation and presentation.
Wash hands with clean water.
Wash with hot soapy water, rinse and dry all bottles, cups, nipples, rings or other equipment (including breast pumping equipment). Some people recommend boiling these utensils for 5 minutes as well. For glass bottles, a dishwasher with heated water and hot drying cycle can be used. Remember to include any measuring cups, measuring spoons, can opener, etc. which can also touch the formula.
Wash, rinse and dry the top of the formula (or other food) container....
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal-heated hookah vs electrically heated hookah - Kokulu K, Sert ET.
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Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Predictors for prolonged QT intervals in acute antipsychotic poisoned patients - Khalifa HK, Mostafa Mansour N, Elmansy A.
This study aimed to evaluate early qt interval prolongation predictors in acute antipsychotic-poisoned patients. METHODOLOGY: Thi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Self-medication cases reported to a poison information center in Brazil from 2014 to 2020 - Niccolas Bertote Guarda F, Nucci Galetti I, Regina Dos Santos C, Marchioni C.
INTRODUCTION: Self-medication is the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed illnesses or symptoms, on one's own initiative, without the guidance of a healthcare professional. Poison centers play an important role in understanding the relationship between sel... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A poisoning case involving Gymnopus dryophiloides (agaricomycetes) - Ma J, Liu HM, Yu TJ, Yang M, Tang LP.
Recently, mushroom poisoning is becoming one of the most serious food safety problems in China, especially in Yunnan province. However, there is insufficient information on many poisoning incidents, including mushroom information, identification and poison... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Methanol intoxication in the central region of Saudi Arabia: five case studies - Alnefaie SA, Aldlgan AA, Albakiri KM, Kaabi MA, Alzwen GM, Al-Otaibi SS, Alasmari F.
Outbreaks of methanol poisoning have been described in the medical literature worldwide. However, the few outbreaks that have occurred in Saudi Arabia remain undocumented. This is especially noteworthy in light of the fact that Saudi Arabia is among the co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
3 Tech Titans Trading at Bargain Prices: Your Chance to Strike Gold
In a bullish market, stocks rarely come at a discount - But here are some exceptions It wasn’t long ago that high-interest rates were viewed as poison to most tech stocks. Consequently, the Street couldn’t stand the lion’s share of equities in the sector. However, that has changed in the midst of…#alphabet #apple #google #gemini #iphones #iphone #googlecloud #goog #ibm #watsonx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Column: Two Rutgers professors are accused of poisoning the debate over COVID's origins. Here's why
The former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been the target of noxious attacks over COVID-19’s origins. In a Dec. 2 tweet, Richard H. Ebright, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Rutgers University, stated that Anthony Fauci,…#anthonyfauci #richardhebright #rutgersuniversity #fauci #cambodian #polpot #ebright #brycenickels #angelarasmussen #michaelworobey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Column: Two Rutgers professors are accused of poisoning the debate over COVID's origins. Here's why
Richard Ebright and Bryce Nickels of Rutgers have labeled leading virologists fraudsters, perjurers, felons and murderers. Is this how scientific debate is supposed to be conducted? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
Adverse drug reactions from adrenaline auto-injectors: data from the French poison control centres - Pouessel G, Tournoud C, Gautier S, Nisse P, Tanno LK.
The current guidelines recommend adrenaline as first-line treatment for allergic emergencies.1 In France, adrenaline auto-injectors (AAI) are widely available in the community.2 In 2022, 965,944 AAI have been sold and four brands were commercialized with t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Acute cement dust poisoning: rigid bronchoscopy and mechanical insufflation-exufflation as an effective and novel treatment for its management - Quiroga NI, Pelliser C, Caballeria E, Bello I.
This clinical case shows the repercussions of acute exposure to cement dust in the respiratory tract and other mucous membranes. Following a cement dust pipe explosion, the patient endured a severe inhalation of dust. A combination of rigid bronchoscopy an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Intuitive toxicology in the 21st century: bridging the perspectives of the public and risk assessors in Europe - Bearth A, Roth N, Wilks MF, Siegrist M.
Three decades ago, several articles on the subjectivity in chemical risk judgments (i.e., labeled "intuitive toxicology") measured the divide between the public and toxicologists with different backgrounds regarding the validity of predicting health effect... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Unravelling the risk of poisoning from nicotine-containing tobacco products in children less than five years of age - Crosby LM.
For decades, young children in the United States have been accidentally poisoned by traditional tobacco products and the yearly incidence has slowly increased. More poisonings have accompanied the introduction of new products such as e-cigarettes and disso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
