Toxicity of Common Indoor Household Insecticides Registered in Florida by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Some pesticides are so highly toxic that very small quantities can kill a person, and almost any pesticide can make people ill if they are exposed to a sufficient amount. …”
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Enteric Fever as an Antecedent to Development of Miller-Fisher Syndrome and Possible Role of COVID-19 Vaccination by Tayyaba Binte Saleem, Muhammad Ibrahim, Faizan Fazal, Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman, Ali Ahmad Ijaz, Humera Nasim

“…We conclude that Miller-Fisher syndrome should be considered in the diagnostic workup of patients presenting with new sensorimotor deficits following diarrheal illnesses and/or COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. Early recognition is essential given the propensity of GBS to cause life-threatening respiratory failure and prompt IVIG administration is associated with a better prognosis. …”
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Pyrethroid as a Substance of Abuse by Pravesh Sharma, Stephen Manning, Regina Baronia, Saira Mushtaq

“…The patient presented with no significant physical markings or findings but claimed to have his suicidal ideations precipitated by concerns of ill effects of pyrethroid on his health. He also had positive urine drug screen for methamphetamine, which he admitted to using on the day of admission. …”
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Healthy Foods as Proxy for Functional Foods: Consumers’ Awareness, Perception, and Demand for Natural Functional Foods in Pakistan by Akhter Ali, Dil Bahadur Rahut

“…The result revealed that consumers with ill health were more eager to consume functional foods compared to healthier people. …”
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Bacterial Infections, DNA Virus Infections, and RNA Virus Infections Manifest Differently in Neutrophil Receptor Expression by Esa-Matti Lilius, Jari Nuutila

“…Treating viral illnesses or noninfective causes of inflammation with antibiotics is ineffective and contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance, toxicity, and allergic reactions, leading to increasing medical costs. …”
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Role of New Biomarkers: Functional and Structural Damage by Evdoxia Tsigou, Vasiliki Psallida, Christos Demponeras, Eleni Boutzouka, George Baltopoulos

“…Delayed diagnosis of AKI in the critically ill patient is related to increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged length of stay, and cost escalation. …”
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COVID-19 and Food Safety FAQ: Is Coronavirus a Concern on Fresh Produce? by Natalie Seymour, Mary Yavelak, Candice Christian, Ben Chapman, Michelle Danyluk

“… CDC, FDA and USDA are not aware of any reports at this time of human illnesses that suggest coronavirus can be transmitted by food or food packaging. …”
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Lung Cancer Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type I by Anastasia Oikonomou, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Paraskevi Mintzopoulou, Lawal Lukman, Panos Prassopoulos

“…We present a 42-year-old female, lifetime nonsmoker with a known history of neurofibromatosis type I, free of respiratory symptoms, who underwent a low-dose HRCT of the lungs to investigate any occult interstitial lung changes. A solitary ill-defined nodule of a ground-glass opacity was detected incidentally in the middle lobe with no associated lymphadenopathy or metastatic disease. …”
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An Unusual Cause of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Acute Esophageal Necrosis by Nikhil R. Kalva, Madhusudhan R. Tokala, Sonu Dhillon, Watcoun-Nchinda Pisoh, Saqib Walayat, Vishwas Vanar, Srinivas R. Puli

“…The patients are usually older and are critically ill with shared comorbidities, which include atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency, and malnutrition. …”
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COVID-19 and Food Safety FAQ: Is Coronavirus a Concern on Fresh Produce? by Natalie Seymour, Mary Yavelak, Candice Christian, Ben Chapman, Michelle Danyluk

“… CDC, FDA and USDA are not aware of any reports at this time of human illnesses that suggest coronavirus can be transmitted by food or food packaging. …”
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Bilateral Lower Cervical Bifurcation of the Common Carotid Artery by Lokman Uzun, Numan Kokten, Adem Kilicaslan, Bulent Tasel, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Muhammet Tekin

“…Knowing the normal vascular anatomy and also its anomalies is important in preventing the vascular complications. Ill-defined vascular anomalies may lead to massive hemorrhage and eventually death during head and neck surgery. …”
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Home Gardening Food Safety: Washing the Fruits (and Vegetables) of Your Labor Properly by Eshani Persaud, Amy Simonne, Karla P. Shelnutt

“…To reduce the chance of getting sick from foodborne illnesses, you must wash the fruits and vegetables you grow before eating them raw or cooked. …”
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Toxicity of Common Indoor Household Insecticides Registered in Florida by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Some pesticides are so highly toxic that very small quantities can kill a person, and almost any pesticide can make people ill if they are exposed to a sufficient amount. …”
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Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation by Cooling: Effect of Temperature on Dromotropy in Perfused Rabbit Hearts by Karl Mischke, Markus Zarse, Christian Knackstedt, Patrick Schauerte

“…Cooling has emerged as a therapeutic option in critically ill patients (especially after cardiac resuscitation) and might also have a negative dromotropic effect in atrial fibrillation. …”
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Philosophers: Academic Professionals or Wisdom-Loving Sages? by Leonard Waks

“…By contrast, philosophical sages have audiences composed largely of non-philosophy professionals, including interested – and often spiritually ill – people from all walks of life. My question is: does academia set a boundary for PWL that excludes philosophers as life-guiding sages as teachers and scholars? …”
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Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated with High Dose Perampanel: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Christopher R. Newey, Naresh Mullaguri, Stephen Hantus, Vineet Punia, Pravin George

“…Acute symptomatic seizures are frequent in the critically ill patient and can be difficult to treat. The novel anticonvulsant perampanel may be effective in the treatment of status epilepticus considering its mechanism of action of being an AMPA antagonist. …”
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Impact of community‑based health insurance on utilisation of preventive health services in rural Uganda: a propensity score matching approach by Emmanuel, Nshakira-Rukundo, Essa, Mussa Chanie, Nathan, Nshakira, Joachim, von Braun

“…The effect of voluntary health insurance on preventive health has received limited research attention in developing countries, even when they suffer immensely from easily preventable illnesses. This paper surveys households in rural south-western Uganda, which are geographically serviced by a voluntary Community-based health insurance scheme, and applied propensity score matching to assess the effect of enrolment on using mosquito nets and deworming under-five children. …”
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