Question of the Day

Question: A typical cigarette contains from 9 mg to 30 mg of nicotine, inhalation through smoking is only about 0.5-2 mg per cigarette. The estimated toxic dose of nicotine in non-addicted adults is 4-8 mg. What is the lethal dose of nicotine after one-time ingestion in children?

Question:  What is sulfuryl fluoride and what are the clinical manifestations associated with poisoning due to this chemical?

Question: Ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy (EON) is a well-known complication that results from the use of ethambutol. What are the clinical manifestations of EON?17

Question: What is ochratoxin A?

Question: The disease known as “glanders” is considered a biological threat by the CDC. What is “glanders” and what animal species is primarily affected by the causative organism?

Question: In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a cancellation order to phase-out and eliminate the use of organic arsenical pesticides by 2013, with one exception. What chemical was not included in this cancellation order?

Question: Cuprimine and Syprine are therapeutics approved by the USFDA to treat which disease?

Question:  What are the chemical constituents of “stage smoke or stage fog” and what adverse effects do some performers attribute to exposure to “stage smoke or stage fog”?

Question: What is “snus”?

Question: Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. In what year was OSHA established