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At the 16 week foetal stage, Paul Whymarks brain development was frozen as a consequence of the drug, Thalidomide. His journey is one of considerab...

Written by leading research scientists, this book integrates current knowledge of toxicology and human health through coverage of environmental tox...

Molecules of Murder is about infamous murderers and famous victims; about people like Harold Shipman, Alexander Litvinenko, Adelaide Bartlett, and ...

The new edition of Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill continues the legacy and builds on the success of the first edition b...

Initially, because of the inadequate sensitivity of devices and other limitations, only major venom components of the dominant species were studied...

Building on the previous edition with contributions from internationally renowned experts this book provides a fully comprehensive resource for man...

Clinical toxinologic conditions are becoming increasingly frequent, more so than is generally recognized. The conditions comprise of clinical aspec...

This volume provides the reader with recent advances in the fields of molecular toxinology, the biotechnological applications of venom toxins, an...

Scorpions have fascinated humans for a long time, first and foremost because of the harm the sting of a few species could cause but also due to the...

Human biomonitoring has developed from a research tool in occupational and environmental health to identify and quantify exposures to harmful subst...

Synthetic drugs, as opposed to natural drugs, are chemically produced in a laboratory. Their chemical structure can be either identical to or diffe...

The search for medicinal agents to improve emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric conditions of Homo sapiens has occurred for ages. The 20th centur...

This book is dedicated to the multifaceted description of the crucial issue of arsenic contamination and its effect on human health. From soil to m...

Lead is a heavy metal used since ancient times and is still employed for several industrial purposes due to its suitable physical and chemical prop...

Formaldehyde (FA) is a highly reactive compound with a toxic effect on all organisms due to non-specific interactions with proteins and nucleic aci...

Botulinism toxins are widely used for the treatment of medical and aesthetic disorders. They are considered the gold standard for the treatment of ...

The growing use of medical diagnostic procedures is correlated with tremendous and undeniable benefits in the care of most patients. However, it is...

Accumulating evidence suggests that MeHg sequesters the trace element selenium in the body, thus preventing it from performing its essential physio...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the characteristics, uses and health implications of pesticides. Topics discusse...