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Questions tagged [toxicology]
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Can you become immune to Snake Venom?
Is it true that long term regular exposure to snake venom will make you immune to venom from an attack from a snake? (Also see this Reddit Link)
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Does eating burnt toast neutralize ingested poison?
A doctor told me today that eating burnt toast along with tea is a remedy for poison. Apparently the burnt part of the toast acts like activated charcoal and adsorbs the poison you've ingested, and the tea has some kind of chemicals that mix with…
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Long term effects of sucralose
I can't find any information about long-term negative effects of
Sucralose consumption other than a very high toxicity level claimed by several studies.
There is lots of speculation online about how healthy Splenda is, but are there any good…
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Is the fruit of Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig) poisonous?
Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig) is a popular house plant. The leaves and sap are generally considered toxic. However, I found conflicting information about the fruit.
Some sources claim the fruit is not toxic:
Garden Guides – "The small fruits of the…
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Was poisonous gas used during the Sep 2015 Mecca stampede?
This post from AWDNews is doing the rounds on Facebook:
Saudi forces deliberately used poisonous gas during the Mecca stampede, says a Saudi expert
Mr. Hani al-Shoukri , an astute Middle-East expert and exiled political opponent in an interview…
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Has anyone died from eating fruit pits that contain amygdalin (cyanide)?
It's often noted that fruit pits, the hardened seeds inside peaches, cherries, and plums, contain amygdalin, which breaks down into cyanide in the body. It is also often noted that apple seeds and some others also have amygdalin, though admittedly…
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Can regularly ingesting a poison build an immunity to it?
There is an ancient story of Mithridates of Pontus cultivating an immunity to poisons by regularly ingesting sub-lethal doses. (e.g. here, or here).
This strikes me as being extremely unlikely for many 'poisons' known in the modern world. Stuff like…
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Did a prisoner die from a needle prick when he was told that it was a snake bite?
I read somewhere that there was a prisoner facing a death sentence sometime before the 1950s, on whom a psychological experiment was conducted.
Experiment:
He was blindfolded and told that he would be killed by a bite by a venomous snake. But in…
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Are sprouted sweet potatoes safe to eat?
Here it's implied that sprouted sweet potatoes are edible because they are not from the same family as potatoes (it's like saying arsenic is fine to eat because it's not from the same family as lead)
Are sweet potatoes with green sprouts still safe…
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Are Common House Geckos poisonous?
The Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is a South-East Asian lizard.
In some parts of India, there are various beliefs about the them, or their urine, being toxic to eat. Wikipedia describes them as superstitions:
Geckos are considered…
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What known toxin(s) would fit the scenario of the alleged/reported Kim Jong-Nam poisoning?
According to the news reports:
Substance administered to the face (presumed inhaled or swallowed)
Small dose (apparently)
Lethal within a couple of hours
No reports of any effect on assailant or bystanders (presumably not airborne or harmful by…
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Are sucralose ("Splenda") and all other chlorinated hydrocarbons toxic?
Possible Duplicate:
Long term effects of sucralose
Is it true that sucralose is the only chlorinated hydrocarbon we eat and that chlorinated hydrocarbons are inherently toxic? (I realize the source of these claims is the pro-sugar brigade)
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On the impact of (non ionising, non visible) EMF radiation on the human body: should we be worried about widespread 5G implementation?
I decided to do some research on the topic and found these two articles listed on google scholar (i have the PDFs, and can share them if you tell me how…
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Does Asclepias gigantea cause blindness?
It is a widespread bilief that Asclepias gigantea or the "Arka" or "Jilledu" tree is poisonous and causes blindness.
The general belief is that
If the milk of the plant falls into the eye, you go blind.
If the leaf is consumed, you go blind.
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Does coriander juice help in chelation and excretion of toxic metals?
Many articles claim that coriander juice (a.k.a. cilantro) has chelation properties and help in excrement of toxic metals.
For example: Raw Food Hypocrite:
A recent study by Dr. Yoshiaki Omura from the Heart Disease Research Foundation, New York, …
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