Toxicology

FAR 346/2 APPLIED PHARMACOGNOSY HERBS: TONGKAT ALI HITAM (Polyalthia bullata) NAME : NOOR HAMIZA BINTI ABDULLAH MATRIC NO : 119103 GROUP : A DATE OF VISIT : 5TH MARCH 2016 LECTURER : PROF DR MOHD ZAINI BIN ASNAWI : ASSOC. PROF SAAD BIN OTHMAN : DR YAM MUN FEI 1.0 Nomenclature and distribution According to Chee and M, (2013) the scientific name or botanical name of Tongkat Ali Hitam is Polyalthia bullata or also known as Polyalthia bullata King. The local names of…

The True Pain Of Safety Over many continents and through many time periods animal testing has had a strong presence in science. Many places and companies today have discontinued the use of animals due to its, at times, extremely inhumane practice. Though without the use of animals, many important discoveries, procedures, and vaccines wouldn’t have been found. Animal testing, though some has been found to be cruel, is a helpful tool for future discoveries, and should be continued today…

1) Tylenol was created as the first aspirin-free analgesic openly available on the market. This market changing drug was created by McNeil Laboratories in 1955 and was quickly bought by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in 1959. By 1979, Tylenol became “the #1 branded product in the Health and Beauty Aid category, surpassing the eighteen-year leader, CREST Toothpaste”. Tylenol experienced a major crisis in 1982 when seven Chicagoans were reported dead after consuming Extra Strength Tylenol. This posed…

On December 24, 2002, Laci Denise Peterson was reported missing. At the time of her disappearance, she was eight months pregnant, planning to name her unborn son, Connor. The death of Laci Peterson is presumed to have been taken place on December 24, 2002. Scott Peterson was convicted for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Connor. He was convicted of first degree murder for the death of Laci and Second degree murder for the death of Connor). Scott Peterson…

Imagine sinking your teeth into Thanksgiving dinner. What do we have here? Ah yes! There’s some corn over here, soaked with temptatious butter and drenched in salt and pepper. The turkey in all it’s glory, the savory aroma filling your nostrils as you patiently wait your turn to grab the Thanksgiving necessity. All the stuffing, maybe even some potatoes. Oh! Don’t forget about the pumpkin pie! We Americans are so lucky that we have abundant access to food. Food that is delicious. Food that…

The use antibacterial substances in personal care products –( Against perspective) Antibacterial substances in personal care products • Millions of people use antibacterial substances in their soap , believing it is essential in fighting germs. • Researchers at the University of California concluded in three different studies that the tricolsaon and tricarbon in the antibacterial soap have possibility to affect the nervous sytem and sex hormones • Antibacterial substances make profit of 1…

Diesel Emissions and Cancer 2 Diesel engine emissions from shipping freighters is a large source of air pollution all over the world. The Great Lakes region of the United States has very high concentrations of air pollution from these toxic emissions. The air quality in this region is considered poor. Several studies have been done linking increased rates of lung cancer to these emissions. These large vessels (shipping freighters) rank second only to power plants as to the health risk…

Drugged Society Flashback to 1970. Imagine flared pants, silky tops, and afros accompanied with the faint smoke of marijuana. Fast forward to 2015: short skirts, high heels, and frat boys smoking a joint. The popular opinion of drugs today has been that they have progressively gotten worse, when in reality there has not been a considerable change at all. The amount of drug use and abuse has fluctuated between the 1960s and current years, yet stayed consistent as they have always been a part of…

CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The production of food is basically through agricultural activities and by livestock. The amount of food produced is directly related with the relationship established between the species of interest for production and the other plant, animal, microbial and parasitic biological systems that compete for resources available in the environment (Ueta et al., 1997). Among the species that threaten the agricultural production there are the weeds that,…

Substance abuse has been an issue for much longer than people think. Substance abuse became a problem even before the development of organized sports such as the Olympics. Substance abuse has been evolving over time based on the continued advances in being able to test for different classes of substances within people’s system. Drug abuse is described as the use of drugs used as performance enhancers that could give the athlete a better advantage than other athletes. Substance abuse has been…