More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them
NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called its study published Thursday the largest to look at how Americans took the drugs that killed them. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] CDC officials decided to study the topic after seeing reports from California suggesting that smoking fentanyl was becoming more common than injecting it. Potent, illicit versions of the painkiller are involved in more U.S. overdose deaths than any other drug. Some early rese...
Source: TIME: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE STOBBE/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Armilla wants to give companies a warranty for AI
There’s a lot that can go wrong with GenAI — especially third-party GenAI. It makes stuff up. It’s biased and toxic. And it can run afoul of copyright rules. According to a recent survey from MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group, third-party AI tools are responsible for over 55%…#genai #karthikramakrishnan #deloitte #galloplabs #blutrumpet #danadamson #armillaai #munichre #armillas #openai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'This raises alarm bells': Four out of five Americans test positive for little-known toxic chemical found in CHEERIOS that may cause infertility and delay puberty, research shows
A vast majority of Americans are being exposed to the little-known chemical chlormequat, which is used on crops, but poses a risk to reproductive and developmental health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Four natural foods that turn toxic when refrigerated - expert’s warning
Many of us could be guilty of keeping these foods in the fridge, at the risk of our health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Candace Owens Declares Taylor Swift To Be ‘Most Toxic Feminist That’s Ever Existed,’ Shocking Even Fellow Daily Wire Host
AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Taylor Swift is the “most toxic feminist that’s ever existed,” according to Daily Wire host Candace Owens. The declaration came during a Tuesday event hosted on Daily Wire+, and it even managed to surprise fellow Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, perhaps best known for the…#taylorswift #dailywire #candaceowens #mattwalsh #benshapiro #jeremyboreing #michaelknowles #andrewklavan #swift #scooterbraun (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

An unusual presentation of severe ciguatera poisoning: case report - Bengio M, Goodwin G, O'Neil KL, Tortora LE.
BACKGROUND Ciguatera poisoning is presently estimated to afflict approximately 16 000 people in the United States each year. Ciguatera toxicity is due to the ingestion of warm-water reef fish that are known to consume dinoflagellates that contain ciguatoxi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Characteristics, toxicology and major organ pathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011-2022 - Darke S, Duflou J, Peacock A, Chrzanowska A, Yuen WS, Farrell M, Lappin J.
INTRODUCTION: Acute alcohol toxicity is a significant component of alcohol-related mortality. The study aimed to: (i) determine the circumstances of death and characteristics of fatal alcohol toxicity cases, 2011-2022; (ii) determine their toxicological pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Principal causes of acute poisoning in an emergency service: experience between 2014 and 2021 at a University Hospital in Southwestern Colombia - Hurtado D, Quintero JA, Rodr íguez YA, Pérez DE, Paz RF, Diez-Sepúlveda J.
This study ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

15 toxic relationship movies for Valentine's Day skeptics
Lists like these should have rules, and the rules of this hard-hitting collection is that the movie cannot just be about loving couples going through a rough patch. No, the movie has to depict people who are poison for one another and would be better off apart. Here, in alphabetical order, are 15…#sandrahuller #milomachadograner #justinetriet #derekcianfrance #bluevalentine #ryangosling #michellewilliams #mikenichols #elliottgould #nataliewood (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Therapists Would Change < i > Love Is Blind < /i >
Since premiering on Netflix four years ago, Love Is Blind has produced eight marriages, two soon-to-be babies, a couple of divorces, too many messy breakups to tally, and dozens of hours of entertaining—occasionally appalling—reality television. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On Feb. 14, the show’s sixth season starts streaming, this time set in Charlotte, N.C. Hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey will once again guide a group of people eager to find love—and/or social-media followers—through a dating scenario designed to determine if love really is blind. After getting to know each...
Source: TIME: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Spikes in air pollution may increase suicide risk
A study combining air quality data and suicide reports from across China confirms earlier observations that heavy air pollution from traffic, factories, coal-fired power plants, and home heating can increase the risk of suicide. The study, published today, suggests a Chinese battle plan to clear the air, launched a decade ago, helped prevent some 45,970 suicides from 2013 to 2017. “It’s a well-done study,” says Roger McIntyre, a psychiatrist at the University of Toronto. It’s also the first investigation he knows of that links lower suicide rates to improved air quality. Researchers have long known that...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Dwayne Johnson Slams Reporter for ‘Toxic, False Clickbait Garbage’ and ‘Posting Bulls
Dwayne Johnson railed against journalist Nick Sortor on X (formerly Twitter) over “toxic, false clickbait garbage” after the latter framed Johnson’s appearance at a recent WWE press conference in a way that called out the superstar’s relief efforts in Maui. A video from the WWE event showed…#dwaynejohnson #nicksortor #wwe #maui #tensofmillions #lahaina #peoplesfundofmaui #hawaii #delivered #polynesianamerican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fast Food Wrappings May Pass on Toxic Chemicals to Pregnant Women
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 -- Think twice if you ' re pregnant and craving a packaged pastry or a take-out burger and shake.That indulgence can do more than cause unwanted weight gain. A new study shows that phthalates, chemicals associated with plastics,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Fast Food Wrappings May Pass on Toxic Chemicals to Pregnant Women
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 -- Think twice if you ' re pregnant and craving a packaged pastry or a take-out burger and shake. That indulgence can do more than cause unwanted weight gain. A new study shows that phthalates, chemicals associated with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

A review of poisoning with various types of biotoxins and its common clinical symptoms - Parak M, Asgari A, Hasani Nourian Y, Ghanei M.
INTRODUCTION: Biotoxins are toxic substances that originate from living organisms and are harmful to humans. Therefore, we need to know the symptoms of biotoxins poisoning to manage the damage. The purpose of this study is to establish a practical diagnost... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news