Archive for the ‘toxicology’ Category
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
A large study recently published looked at Emergency Department vists for older adults caused by reactions or toxicity to certain medications. Between 2004 and 2005, a total of 177,504 visits to the ER were caused by adverse reactions to drugs in patients over 65. The top three offenders were Warfarin ...
Posted in Emergencies, News, Pharmacology, Public Health, toxicology | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Death risk from stroke and heart disease may be linked to global warming, so say researchers at UC Irvine. The recent study showed that more heat and ozone, which come from global warming, appear to be strong factors in cardiovascular mortality. The researchers looked at the cardiovascular death rate in ...
Posted in Cardiology, Global Warming, Heart Attack, stroke, toxicology | 12 Comments »