serotonin syndrome? Not so fast Sherlock…

serotonin syndrome?  Not so fast Sherlock…

Presentation A 72-year-old patient was admitted for the first time to our internal medicine and geriatrics hospital on a Friday afternoon. His history was quite heavy: type II bipolarity, anxiety, depression, hypothyroidism, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux, collagenous colitis… On admission, she presented with a picture associating myoclonus with confusion and hallucinations. The interrogation was not contributory. … Read more

US Teens Amputated After Eating Leftovers, Merely Food Poisoning?

US Teens Amputated After Eating Leftovers, Merely Food Poisoning?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Food poisoning usually cause nausea, vomiting, and need to be rushed to the hospital. However, one case of food poisoning in the United States left a 19-year-old boy who lost two legs and all his fingers. according to The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in March 2021, the teenager was hospitalized with … Read more

NYC Boy Dies of Poisoning and It’s Discovered His Grandma Was Also Poisoned Months Before – NBC New York

NYC Boy Dies of Poisoning and It’s Discovered His Grandma Was Also Poisoned Months Before – NBC New York

NEW YORK — Authorities have determined that a New York City boy died last year from poisoning with a rare metal favored by killers, and an investigation into his death revealed that his late grandmother also died of poisoning. The deaths of Wilhelm Ducatl, 4, and Tofoon Man, 63, are now considered homicides, the New … Read more

In Kryvyi Rih, a five-month-old child dies of alcohol intoxication

In Kryvyi Rih, a five-month-old child dies of alcohol intoxication

Photo: ndn.info The child died of alcohol intoxication – – An indictment was sent to the court against the parents of the deceased baby. The child’s parents fully admitted their guilt. In Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region, a 5-month-old child died of alcohol intoxication. Writes about it Dnieper panorama with reference to the press service of … Read more

In Moscow, singer Marina Khlebnikova was seriously injured in a fire

In Moscow, singer Marina Khlebnikova was seriously injured in a fire

Photo: Telegram / Baza Marina Khlebnikova – – The singer was taken to a medical facility with burns all over her body and poisoning with combustion products. Previously, the fire started because of an unextinguished cigarette. Singer Marina Khlebnikova was hospitalized in Moscow. She was injured after a fire in her apartment. This is reported … Read more

Turkish media reported on Gulen’s death

Turkish media reported on Gulen’s death

Фото: Global Look Press/dpa/Matt Smith The media reported on the death of Islamic religious and public figure Fethullah Gulen – – A number of Turkish publications did not rule out the poisoning of the Islamic religious preacher Fethullah Gulen. Turkish media on Thursday, November 18 reported the death of Islamic religious and public figure Fethullah … Read more

A silent silent killer: what is carbon monoxide and how can you prevent poisoning?

A silent silent killer: what is carbon monoxide and how can you prevent poisoning?

Yesterday, 20:00 • 4 minutes reading time — A carbon monoxide detector on a boiler © ANP – REGION – A fourteen-year-old boy died on Saturday after sudden carbon monoxide poisoning in a flat on the Melis Stokelaan in The Hague. Six others, including some paramedics, were taken to hospital. Every year, about five to … Read more

NY alerts parents to cannabis products sold in food packages known to be dangerous for children – Telemundo New York (47)

NY alerts parents to cannabis products sold in food packages known to be dangerous for children – Telemundo New York (47)

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James alerted parents Tuesday to products designed to look like familiar snacks and sweets, but actually contain high levels of cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). These products, which are illegal and unregulated in New York State, can be extremely dangerous to human health and the prosecutor urges parents … Read more

Fewer food-borne disease outbreaks in 2020

Fewer food-borne disease outbreaks in 2020

Thursday, 21. October 2021 – 13:39 The NVWA Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority and the Municipal Health Service (GGD) registered fewer outbreaks of food-related infections and poisonings than in previous years. Campylobacter, Salmonella and norovirus will continue to be the main causes of food-borne disease outbreaks in 2020. This is evident from the … Read more