What’s This Mushroom, and Is It Toxic?
Question: Looking for the next challenge, I recently moved to North Carolina. House and family settled, I…
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What’s This Mushroom, and Is It Toxic?
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Beware Certain Varieties of Amanita Mushrooms
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Emergen-Sea Medicine Part 2: Overview of Marine Envenomations
In Part 1 of our two-part series on marine envenomations, we reviewed some general information on wound...
Beware Certain Varieties of Amanita Mushrooms
See Question There are more than 1,000 kinds of Amanita mushrooms. Some cause significant toxicity or death….
Emergen-Sea Medicine Part 2: Overview of Marine Envenomations
In Part 1 of our two-part series on marine envenomations, we reviewed some general information on wound…
Emergen-Sea Medicine: Overview of Marine Envenomations
Part 1 of 2. Read part 2 here. Surf and turf, anyone? And when I say “surf,”…
Toxicology Question: What Are the Side Effects of Chewing This Beautiful Bloom?
Question: What are the side effects of chewing this beautiful bloom? Click here for the answer.
Case Report: A Hyperthermic Death from the Diet Pill DNP
The Case A 22-year-old male arrived in the emergency department at 12:36 a.m., accompanied by his mother….
Toxicology Answer: What toxin makes this pretty plant one to watch for—and avoid?
See Question Answer: Urushiol Appearance “Leaves of three, let them be!” The distal cluster of leaves often…
Toxicology Answer: What Saintly Flower Has Been Investigated as a Treatment for Depression?
See Question Answer: St. John’s wort Attributes St. John’s wort is an herb with a yellow flower…
Toxicology Question: What Saintly Flower Has Been Investigated as a Treatment for Depression?
Question: What saintly flower has been investigated as a treatment for depression? Click here for the answer
Toxicology Answer: What Flower Did the Greek Army Use Against a City?
See Question Answer: Hellebore Helleborus is derived from two Greek words: bora, meaning food, and helein, meaning injures/destroys. Toxins Hellebore contains…