EPA Alert: Methylene Chloride Banned.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will issue a rule that bans the sale of methylene chloride to consumers but allows for its continued use in commercial products. The deadly chemical is found in paint and furniture strippers. Many stores, including Lowe’s and Walmart, had already stopped selling products with methylene chloride. The ban includes […]
Fluorquinolones can kill.
New warning from the FDA– a warning about Aortic Aneurysm Risk With Fluoroquinolones in patients being treated for common infections The agency is urging healthcare providers to avoid prescribing the powerful antibiotics to patients with or at risk for an aortic aneurysm, such as those with peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease, hypertension, certain genetic conditions such […]
Psycehdelic Drugs Used to Treat Depression and Anxiety-Toxicology.
A very interesting study has recently been done on the effects of a psychedelic substance in a small mitigated-psychedelic dose in the treatment of resistant depression and anxiety. The following is a synopsis of the key points from a recent Medscape article. Â The relevance of this study to toxicology is that psychelics can have severe […]
Updates on Illicit Drug Overdose.
Drug overdose remains a significant concern worldwide, with nearly half a million deaths annually. In the United States, drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for adults younger than 55 years. Drug-related deaths now outnumber those attributed to motor vehicle accidents and homicides. According to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the drugs most […]
Kraton Products Cause Illness-Heavy Metal Poisoning.
Final results of tests performed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 30 kratom products confirm the presence of heavy metals, including lead and nickel, at concentrations not considered safe for human consumption, the FDA said Wednesday. The FDA first warned of “disturbingly” high levels of heavy metals, including lead and nickel, last […]
Brain Damage From Alcohol Continues After Abstinence.
Some recent research has elegantly established that when an alcoholic stops drinking brain damage persists and actually progresses. Damage to the brain caused by alcohol continues during the first few weeks of abstinence, a finding that refutes the notion that the brain begins to normalize immediately after individuals stop drinking. “Until now, nobody could believe […]
MDMA Microdosing for Depression and Anxiety.
Usually when we think of MDMA, Molly’s, Ecstasy, or Methamphetamine in the context of toxicology, we think of poisoning and overdose. This blog is about the opposite, the treatment of depression and anxiety with very low doses of these methamphetamine-derived substances. And the results have been surprising good. Here’s an article that describes the process […]
Inflation Reduction Act Destroys Drug Development.
Recently an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal regarding the Inflation Reduction Act and the effects it will have on the development of new medical and surgical treatments. Those effects are numerous and profound, and also come with a health and safety impact. Thus, toxicologists and other medical safety experts have been paying close […]
Toxic Chemicals Everyone Regularly Consumes.
Environmental toxins that find their way into our air, food, and water over the past few decades have dramatically increased. Many of these substances have adverse health effects in both humans and animals that may account for the increase of cancer, including an increase in colon cancer in younger age groups. The following article that […]
Paxlovid and Rebound COVID Infections.
A new study just published in Lancet shows that Paxlovid does not increase the incidence of rebound COVID infections. Rebound is defined as an increase in viral load after a short period of recovery from a primary COVID infection. The rebound rates in those who took Paxlovid were not statistically different than rebound rates in […]