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Seizures and Prolonged QTc With Atomoxetine Overdose.
Sawant S, Daviss SR.
PMID: 15056530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Aripiprazole and Parkinson's disease psychosis.
Schonfeldt-Lecuona C, Connemann BJ.
Publication Types:
PMID: 14754792 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
A silver man.
Tomi NS, Kranke B, Aberer W.
Department of Environmental Dermatology, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria.
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PMID: 14975616 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Blood lead levels in residents of homes with elevated lead in tap water--District of Columbia, 2004.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Lead exposure adversely affects intellectual development in young children and might increase the risk for hypertension in adults. In the District of Columbia (DC), of an estimated 130,000 residences, approximately 23,000 (18%) have lead service pipes (Daniel Lucey, MD, DC Department of Health [DCDOH], personal communication, March 24, 2004). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires water authorities to test tap water in 10-100 residences annually for lead. In March 2003, DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) expanded its lead-in-water testing program to homes with lead service pipes extending from the water main to the house. By late January 2004, results of the expanded water testing indicated that the majority of homes tested had water lead levels above EPA's action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb). On February 16, DCDOH requested CDC assistance to assess health effects of elevated lead levels in residential tap water. DCDOH also requested deployment of officers of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) to assist in the investigations. This report summarizes the results of the preliminary investigations, which indicated that the elevated water lead levels might have contributed to a small increase in blood lead levels (BLLs). The investigation of elevated water lead levels is ongoing. In the interim, DCDOH has recommended that young children and pregnant and breast-feeding women refrain from drinking unfiltered tap water.
PMID: 15057194 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Inappropriate use of food quality standards for seafood-derived complementary medicines.
Llewellyn LE, Robillot CE, Negri AP.
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PMID: 14984348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Mouse spider bites (Missulena spp.) and their medical importance. A systematic review.
Isbister GK.
Emergency Department, Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW. gsbite@ferntree.com
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical significance of definite bites by mouse spiders (Actinopodidae: Missulena spp.) from published case reports/series and museum records. DATA SOURCES: A computerised literature search of MEDLINE and EMBASE was undertaken. All cases reported to major Australian museums and reports from venom researchers working with mouse spiders were also reviewed. Textbooks on clinical toxinology were searched and further reports of cases were located. STUDY SELECTION: All cases of definite spider bites where the spider was collected and identified by an expert as a mouse spider were included. DATA EXTRACTION: All reports were evaluated and the following data extracted: patient demographics (age, sex, geographical location, season), bite site, local and systemic effects, and hospital attendance. Clinical effects were classified into three groups: severe neurotoxic envenoming, local neurotoxic effects or mild systemic effects, and minor local effects. DATA SYNTHESIS: Forty definite bites were identified from around Australia, with only one case of severe envenoming (a 19-month-old child). Local neurotoxic effects occurred in six cases and minor systemic effects in five. There was no evidence of envenoming in most bite victims, and the rate of severe envenoming was 2.5% (95% CI, 0-13%). There were no recorded deaths. CONCLUSIONS: In most cases, bites by mouse spiders cause only minor or moderate effects. Severe envenoming is rare and far less common than for funnel-web spider bites. Mouse spider bites do not appear to be a major medical problem.
Publication Types:
- Review
- Review of Reported Cases
PMID: 14984342 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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