asia accommodates half of the population of the world, which is young and still growing. infrastructures are rapidly developing and its gaps with higher income countries are narrowing. despite the fact that science in asia pacific region is expanding fast, medical toxicology is one of the scientific fields which are still lacking in this region (1). establishment of asia pacific association of ...

introduction: toxic mushrooms are distributed across the globe with over 5000 species. among them, 100 species are responsible for most of the cases of mushroom poisoning. this study aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of mushroom poisoning among patients referred to the main toxicology center of mashhad province located in north-east of iran. method: this cross-sectional study was cond...

Detection of drugs in a child may be the first objective finding that can be reported in cases of suspected child abuse. Hair and urine toxicology testing, when performed as part of the initial clinical evaluation for suspected child abuse or maltreatment, may serve to facilitate the identification of at-risk children. Furthermore, significant environmental exposure to a drug (considered by law...

* Rad primljen za štampu 30.07.2016. ** Radmila Novaković, Institute of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Nebojša Radunović, Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Jovana Rajković, Vladimir Đokić, Institute of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicin...

Sampsa Pikkarainen, Heikki Tokola, Risto Kerkelä, Mika Ilves, Markus Mäkinen, Hans-Dieter Orzechowski, Martin Paul, Olli Vuolteenaho, and Heikki Ruskoaho Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology, and Pathology, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berl...

Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a xenobiotic of interest to both environmental toxicologists and clinicians. The chemical is a product of water chlorination and of the metabolism of various drugs and industrial chemicals. Its accumulation in groundwater and at certain Superfund sites is considered a potential health hazard. However, concern about DCA toxicity is predicated mainly on data obtained in i...

Intravenous lipid emulsion is an established, effective treatment for local anesthetic-induced cardiovascular collapse. The predominant theory for its mechanism of action is that by creating an expanded, intravascular lipid phase, equilibria are established that drive the offending drug from target tissues into the newly formed 'lipid sink'. Based on this hypothesis, lipid emulsion has been con...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a dangerous exogenous poison and an essential endogenous neurotransmitter. This gas when inhaled has an anaesthetic effect, which is poorly understood, but which may be fatal if compensatory mechanisms are exhausted, if cardiac oxygen (O(2)) needs exceed myocardial oxygenation and/or if apnoea or asphyxia onsets. Although there is considerable evidence that hypoxia occur...