I did a post on this topic when I first started this blog, but it needed improvement. Behold, improvement!Disclaimer: Yeah, this post is pretty tasteless. However, it should be noted that I am in no way condoning suicide with this post. I am, in fact, merely pointing out why trying to kill yourself with the following compounds is a really bad idea.8. Sodium chloride (table salt)Yeah, you read me r
Something you'll read over and over again in my recipe blog is the fact that I always want my readers to use their recipes as a 'guide' and to have fun and adjust amounts to their tastes. I say this so often my regular readers are probably tired of hearing it but it is just so true! That is why I love to also suggest getting 2 or 3 similar recipes for a certain food item and using them as your g
I have seen the news last week on tv. This is the latest scam people who want to be rich at once have come up with. At first, I thought this maid was working alone. It was reported that her business has gone down the drain so she had to resort to this kind of [...]
In Kumamoto, Japan, a man was rushed to the emergency room after drinking large amounts of chloropicrin, a very dangerous pesticide. Doctors were attempting to pump the patients stomach when he started violently vomiting before dying.Not only did the man die but by vomiting, he caused 54 doctors, nurses, and patients breathing problems and sores in their eyes, leaving them desperate for medical he
Dade City, Florida (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Christina Shehow, a 16 year old Pasco High School student has been arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence for allegedly poisoning her mother.Pasco, Florida officials arrested the 16 year old on Tuesday, amid allegations that the teen used seasoning salt to poison her mother, knowing her mother had a severe food allergy to seasoning salt.I
Christina Shehow, a 16 year old Pasco High School student has been arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence for allegedly poisoning her mother. Pasco, Florida officials arrested the 16 year old on Tuesday, amid allegations that the teen used seasoning salt to poison her mother, knowing her mother had a severe food allergy to seasoning salt. Investigators say the teen admitted put
Helpful EPA facts on poisons and kids: PHILADELPHIA (March 26, 2008) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency advises parents and caregivers to keep potentially harmful products locked up and in a high cabinet out of the reach of children. Poison Prevention Month is observed each March to increase awareness of the danger to children of accidental poisoning from pesticides and household products. U.S. poison control centers receive a call every 15 seconds about an accidental poisoning. The National Safety Council records show that more than 50 percent of the nearly 2.5 million poisoning incidents each year involve children under six years of age. Most are due to children swallowing common household items like prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, cosme
By Deb M. Eldredge, DVMThe ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center recently released a list of the ten most common poisons that dogs ingest. What is immediately striking about the list is how ordinary each of the poisons is—most of us have these compounds in our homes or garages. The list is a reminder that it is important to keep medications and potentially toxic items locked up or stored safely away from our pets.Here is a list of the toxins that you need to keep out of your pet’s reach: (more......)Ibuprofen Ibuprofen is a widely used human non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. In dogs, this medication can cause stomach and kidney problems and even impact the nervous system causing symptoms such as depression and seizures. If you drop a pill, be very careful to find it before your dog
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ISBN-0446579807 God is getting bad press lately. Sam Harris' The End of Faith(2005) and Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion (2006) have questioned the existence of any spiritual being and met with enormous success. Now, noted, often acerbic journalist Hitchens enters the fray. As his subtitle indicates, his premise is simple. Not only does religion poison everything, which he
The name of this site is a misnomer. Sad but true. You see, technically, poisons ARE drugs, so it's pretty silly to make a distinction between them ('Drugs and Poisons'). It's a shame, but at least I wasn't writing a textbook or something.The definition of a drug is shrouded in caliginous gloom. Actually, it's not that bad (I just wanted to use the word caliginous), but it certainly isn't clear-cut. The key feature of a drug is that it alters in some way the function(s) of an organism when introduced into an organism's body. In a broad sense, food can be considered a drug.It can get tricky. Estrogen naturally produced in people's gonads is not a drug, but it becomes one once it is packaged into birth control pills.Anyway, way back in the sixteenth century, this Swiss fellow named Paracelsus (oh for the days of one-word names) introduced an intriguing concept: All drugs are poisons. Any drug, regardless of how benign it may seem, when given in a sufficiently high enough dose, w
The name of this site is a misnomer. Sad but true. You see, technically, poisons ARE drugs, so it's pretty silly to make a distinction between them ('Drugs and Poisons'). It's a shame, but at least I wasn't writing a textbook or something.The definition of a drug is shrouded in caliginous gloom. Actually, it's not that bad (I just wanted to use the word caliginous), but it certainly isn't clear-cut. The key feature of a drug is that it alters in some way the function(s) of an organism when introduced into an organism's body. In a broad sense, food can be considered a drug.It can get tricky. Estrogen naturally produced in people's gonads is not a drug, but it becomes one once it is packaged into birth control pills.Anyway, way back in the sixteenth century, this Swiss fellow named Paracelsus (oh for the days of one-word names) introduced an intriguing concept: All drugs are poisons. Any drug, regardless of how benign it may seem, when given in a sufficiently high enough dose, w
It's been a while since I've done one of these questions and answers sessions, but I seem to recall people enjoying them and I'm beginning to feel that familiar old research itch coming on. It's either that or all the blackfly bites I got this past long weekend (yay Canada!) decided to make their presence known simultaneously. To recap: I monitor the crazy things that people type into search engines that bring them to this site, pick out the most intriguing questions that people searched for, and then attempt to answer them with my trademark wit and dry humour. Check out the first and second installments of this exciting feature for more Q & A goodness. Onward!Is THC carcinogenic?Tetrahydrocannabinol, better known by it's acronym THC, is the primary compound in cannabis that is responsible for getting you high. THC on its own is not carcinogenic. In fact, it's pain-killing, anti-puking, and appetite-promoting (see: the munchies) properties make it an effective adjuvant to cancer
It's been a while since I've done one of these questions and answers sessions, but I seem to recall people enjoying them and I'm beginning to feel that familiar old research itch coming on. It's either that or all the blackfly bites I got this past long weekend (yay Canada!) decided to make their presence known simultaneously. To recap: I monitor the crazy things that people type into search engines that bring them to this site, pick out the most intriguing questions that people searched for, and then attempt to answer them with my trademark wit and dry humour. Check out the first and second installments of this exciting feature for more Q & A goodness. Onward!Is THC carcinogenic?Tetrahydrocannabinol, better known by it's acronym THC, is the primary compound in cannabis that is responsible for getting you high. THC on its own is not carcinogenic. In fact, it's pain-killing, anti-puking, and appetite-promoting (see: the munchies) properties make it an effective adjuvant to cancer
The U.S. Army 'fesses up to having secretly dumped millions of pounds of chemical weapons (arsenic trichloride, hydrogen cyanide, lewisite, mustard gas, various nerve gases, phosgene, and white phosphorus) off the coast of AmericaGlaxoSmithKline announces plans to introduce five new cancer drugs (cervarix, pazopanib, promacta, rezonic and ofatumumab) by 2010Snopes determines that some crazy photographs of a tonne of cash made from illegal drug sales are authenticA Canadian high school student gets suspended for suggesting that marijuana is safer than alcoholTamiflu is still making Japanese people crazy
The U.S. Army 'fesses up to having secretly dumped millions of pounds of chemical weapons (arsenic trichloride, hydrogen cyanide, lewisite, mustard gas, various nerve gases, phosgene, and white phosphorus) off the coast of AmericaGlaxoSmithKline announces plans to introduce five new cancer drugs (cervarix, pazopanib, promacta, rezonic and ofatumumab) by 2010Snopes determines that some crazy photographs of a tonne of cash made from illegal drug sales are authenticA Canadian high school student gets suspended for suggesting that marijuana is safer than alcoholTamiflu is still making Japanese people crazy
Behavioral Ecology Blog - Where poison dart frogs get their poison (cool, kind of like these birds)Instructables - DIY Kitty Crack (extraction of nepetalactone from catnip by steam distillation)Overcompensating - Chinese Death Toothpaste (a great comic strip)Passive-aggressive notes.com - roommate poison (guessing this was in jest, otherwise ouch!)Los Angeles Times - A new drug may clear the haze of chemo (sweet)MSNBC.com - Spider venom may yield virility (also sweet)Is Britney Spears dating her drug counselor? (OMG! tell me more, useless media outlets!)
Disclaimer: Yes, this post is pretty tasteless. However, it should be noted that I am in no way condoning suicide with this post. I am, in fact, merely pointing out why overdosing on the following compounds is a really bad idea.AcetaminophenAlso commonly known as paracetamol, APAP, and Tylenol, is the most common cause of intentional self-poisoning in adults since it is widely available and cheap. What doesn't appear to be well known is that at high doses this drug is selectively toxic to the liver. If you end up dying, it is only after spending several days in intense pain. This form of poisoning can be treated with N-acetylcysteine (NAC).ParaquatA bipyridylium herbicide found in many weed control products (e.g. Gramoxone), if ingested in sufficiently large quantities it will cause multisystem organ failure with death occurring within hours to a few days. However, should you fail to drink enough of it, it will selectively accumulate and persist in your lungs and slowly digest them wh
Disclaimer: Yes, this post is pretty tasteless. However, it should be noted that I am in no way condoning suicide with this post. I am, in fact, merely pointing out why overdosing on the following compounds is a really bad idea.AcetaminophenAlso commonly known as paracetamol, APAP, and Tylenol, is the most common cause of intentional self-poisoning in adults since it is widely available and cheap. What doesn't appear to be well known is that at high doses this drug is selectively toxic to the liver. If you end up dying, it is only after spending several days in intense pain. This form of poisoning can be treated with N-acetylcysteine (NAC).ParaquatA bipyridylium herbicide found in many weed control products (e.g. Gramoxone), if ingested in sufficiently large quantities it will cause multisystem organ failure with death occurring within hours to a few days. However, should you fail to drink enough of it, it will selectively accumulate and persist in your lungs and slowly digest them wh
Clearwater Florida – Are you killing your kids and pets Cleaning?
As we approach the holidays and families prepare for guest and companies I became aware of some surprising information.
You need to reserve your spot to have your carpets cleaned NOW or you may not get the one and
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