Positively, to this reader at least, the most fascinating part of the book was Chapters 4 through 8. This section deals with poisoned weapons, early Spanish exploration, native exploits, and the preparation of raw curare. These are not usually included in the "dry" histories. Also interesting were the stories of Humboldt, Waterton, and Gill. Negatively, the unfortunate part of this book is that...

In 1983, the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) piloted a project to collect epidemiological data on poison exposures reported to poison centers nationwide.’ Sixteen participating poison centers reported 25 1,012 human poison exposures during that year. Forty-seven centers participated in the National Data Collection System in 1984, reporting 730,224 human poison exposures.2...

INTRODUCTION The development of syndromic surveillance systems to detect bioterrorist attacks and emerging infectious diseases has become an important and challenging goal to many governmental agencies and healthcare authorities. This study utilized the sharp increase of glow product-related calls to demonstrate the utility of poison control data for early detection of potential outbreaks durin...

Academic dissertation To be presented, with permission of the Faculty of Biosciences of the University of Helsinki, for public criticism in the lecture hall 2 of Viikki Information Centre (Viikinkaari 11) on December 2 nd 2006 at 12 o'clock noon.

The present KAP study aimed to ascertain the knowledge, attitudes, and practices on clinical toxicology amonginternees medical doctors at ACSR Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, in thelight of implementing new National Commission curriculum (Graduate Regulations 2019). Thestudy also understanding knowledge training gaps pertaining targetpopulation thereby prop...

In the editorial by Dr. Reza Afshari “Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in Asia Pacific Region” published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology (APJMT) (1), the role of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT) in promoting medical toxicology has been discussed and some suggestions have been made regarding how to promote this field of medical sciences in the region. The...