Toxicology

Frey, defines toxicology using the National Library of Medicine: “’the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms’” (par. 1). To understand the biological effects that quack medicine had on Twemlow, one must have a basic understanding of toxicology. The article also quotes Theophrastus Phillippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, father of the modern science of toxicology, saying, “’All things are poison, and nothing is without…

“Paracelsus: A Snapshot of his life and contributions in Medicine” His name is quite famous for people who had studied chemistry or pharmacology (toxicology) for he is considered as the father of both bodies of knowledge. But beyond that, Paracelsus had given his life traveling and learning for the sake of knowledge that is yet unknown. His contributions are still considered today as priceless gems that have been considered true or factual for almost five centuries that have gone past his death…

1. Introduction Why should you care about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Today 90% of corn, 93 % of soybeans, and 82% of cotton are Genetically Modified (GM) (Dempsey). A Google search for GMO safety would reveal nearly 600,000 results, with most of them making outlandish claims. How does one decide what to believe? What does the research say? While the criticism of GMOs has a strong, vocal group of supporters, the evidence supporting GMOs shows that the benefits of GMOs far…

it all the time. Roberta was read the PennDOT DL-26B form, Chemical Testing Warnings. Roberta was transported to the Schuylkill Medical Center South where her blood was drawn and then sent out to NMS Labs for toxicology. I received a toxicology report from NMS Labs. The toxicology report read positive findings for the following: Amphetamine 21 ng/mL, Methamphetamine 250 ng/mL, Diazepam 90 ng/mL, and Nordiazepam 270 ng/mL, all of which are DEA controlled…

Musculoskeletal Toxicity is the adverse effects to the structure and/or function of the muscles, bones, and joints after exposure to chemical substances. Furthermore, it can lead to sever health problems such as arthritis, fluorosis and osteomalacia. Creative Biolabs has conducted pre-clinical musculoskeletal toxicity study for both side-effect profiling and efficacy for over 20 years. Our staff, with their vast experience, is dedicated in assisting you to properly evaluate your lead series and…

conducting airway to the alveoli. The pulmonary acini are the sites were oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between blood and the air, and are the main sites of absorption of toxicants that exist in the form of gases and vapors. (Lu’s Basic Toxicology,…

When I was in high school, I noticed how my grandfather used to heal some sicknesses; such as diabetus by using the natural products; for instance, extracts from regional plants. I remember when my grandmother was diagnosed as diabetus patiant and how the diabetus affected her lifestyle; and how many medications were described to her and how she was unsatisfied about the changing in her lifestyle. I remember how my grandfather used one of plant extracts from traditional folk medicine in my…

general head of biology” and “ After having penetrated the dual mysteries of physiology and psychology, his thought had led him to the verge of a great field, for which, the better to explore, he began studies in higher organic chemistry, pathology, toxicology and other sciences and sub-sciences rendered kindred as accessories to his speculative hypotheses”. To better explain the first hint in the story,…

Describe examples of three biological specimens that can be analyzed using toxicology to provide evidence in a criminal case. Blood, urine, and liver. Blood can be analyzed is often the specimen of choice for detecting, quantifying and interpreting drugs and other toxicant concentrations. Concentrations of drugs and other toxicants in blood may be useful for establishing recent drug ingestion and to determine the effect of a drug on the deceased at the time of death, or at the time the blood was…

On or about Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 0332 hours your AFFIANT (Patrolman Joshua Pastucka) was sitting stationary in the Unity Cafe parking lot located on the 400 block of E. Centre St. (State Route 54). Your AFFIANT observed a red Chevrolet Blazer traveling South on N. Union St. fail to stop for the stop at the intersection of N. Union St. and E. Centre St. The Blazer after failing to stop continued to turn left onto E. Centre St. Your AFFIANT observed the registration plate lighting on…