ALTHOUGH acute carbon monoxide intoxication is a florid, well known and easily recognized entity, chronic poisoning with carbon monoxide is an insidious disease, more difficult to recognize, but no ...

Cortisol, a "stress hormone," plays an important role in the regulation of emotion, cognition, reward, immune functioning, and energy utilization. New research has found that long-term chronic ...

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THE present study explores the quantitative analysis of lead in hair as an aid in the diagnosis of chronic, mild or subacute lead poisoning in children. Hair, one of the lesser known sites for lead ...

Mercury is a toxic substance that is commonly used in skin-lightening products. Various effects on humans have been observed, which affect both users and non-users. Many cases reported delayed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract For a number of years we have observed six patients whose illness began after inhaling high concentrations of mercury vapor in a single ...

Eagles scavenge the remains of hunted animals, which carry lead fragments from bullets. Lead poisoning threatens to slow their population growth. It's a common pattern during hunting season in the ...

Poisoning is the injury, dysfunction, illness, or death that occurs when a harmful substance enters the body through ...

PHOENIX — A new study from the journal Science found that almost half of bald eagles and golden eagles in Arizona and 37 other states suffered from chronic lead poisoning. The main way eagles consume ...

Gastroenterologist Dr. Kumkum Patel identifies three surprising triggers behind most IBS cases: untreated food poisoning, chronic stress, and chronic antibiotic use. These overlooked factors, ...