International Health News (Health/Alternative)
pinc.com
Description: Summaries of research concerning Chinese herbal medicine. Summary of the latest research... concerning Chinese herbal medicine
Specializes in: chinese herbal medicine herbs traditional chinese medicine herbal therapy dermatitis toxicity safety malaria... irritable bowel syndrome prostate cancer

Toxicity, Organophosphates : eMedicine (Health/Medications)
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Description: Review of organophosphate toxicity includes treatment guidelines for pralidoxime... (2PAM), and atropine. Toxicity, Organophosphates Organophosphates and carbamates are the most frequently used insecticides worldwide. These compounds cause 80% of the reported toxic exposures to insecticides. Organophosphates produce a clinical syndrome that can be treated effectively if recognized early. The typically described clinical syndrome in adults often does not occur in young children. Organophosphates were first discovered more than 150 years ago however, their widespread use did began in Germany in the 1920s, when these compounds were first synthesized as insecticides
Specializes in: toxicity organophosphates carbamate poisoning organophosphate poisoning organophosphate exposure op op poisoning op exposure... op toxicity insecticide poisoning

Benzodiazepine Toxicity (Health/Medications)
emedicine.com
Description: Facts and figures on benzodiazepine overdose, toxicity, and antagonism. Article by... Robin Mantooth, MD. Toxicity, Benzodiazepine Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are sedativehypnotic agents that were first introduced in 1960. BZDs commonly are used for a variety of situations that include seizure control, anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, insomnia, control of drugassociated agitation, as muscle relaxants, and as preanesthetic agents. They also are combined frequently with other medications for conscious sedation before procedures or interventions.Because of their widespread popularity, these drugs commonly are abused. In addition, BZDs frequently are used in overdose, either alone or in association with
Specializes in: toxicity benzodiazepine bzd toxicity sedativehypnotic toxicity benzodiazepine toxicity benzodiazepine exposure bzd exposure seizure control... anxiety alcohol withdrawal

Cancer Monthly (Health/Cancer)
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Description: Presents information on research results.Cancer Monthly provides information about... 100s of cancer treatments so that patients can compare therapy differences, longest survival rates, toxicity, side effects, hospitals, and many other facts, to have more meaningful discussions with their doctors, and ultimately, make more informed treatment decisions
Specializes in: survival rates toxicity side effects hospitals cancer treatments cancer therapy brain cancer breast cancer... colon cancer kidney cancer