Question of the Day

Question - What are so-called “magic mushrooms”?

Question - What is “black lung disease”?

Question - What drug, not currently approved by the U.S FDA,  is an atypical tricyclic drug used as an antidepressant in Europe, Asia, and Latin America that has opioid receptor agonist activity and has recently been reported to cause severe adverse effects including death from recreational abuse?

Question - Latent infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pediatric aged patients requires critical attention due to the fact that children may be at special risk for the development of life threatening tuberculosis infections. How does treatment with rifampin for 4 months compare with treatment for 9 months using isoniazid in patients under 18 years of age?

Question - What vasoactive substance exerts species (and tissue) specific and irreversible vasoconstrictor activity of the peripheral arteries of the rat?

Question - Which mushroom is sometimes known as the “deadly webcap”, what toxin is contained therein and what toxicity may result from the ingestion of as few as 1-3 of these mushrooms?

Question - Two recent studies (listed below) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have linked opioid use during early pregnancy to a twofold increased risk for what congenital malformations?

Question - What is the most common bacterial organism responsible for foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States?

Question - The Amanita phalloides mushroom contains amatoxins (among other toxins), with α-amanitin, mainly responsible for the toxic effects in humans. What is the likely mechanism of toxicity for α-amanitin?

Question - What 1976 Act gave the EPA the authority to regulate chemical substances and mixtures that present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment?