asthenia/potato

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of potato extract (PE) on cigarette smoke (CS)-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS PE was first prepared by frozen centrifugation, and its amino acid composition was detected. Toxicity of PE was analyzed by

In January and April 2011, CDC provided antitoxin for treatment of two persons with toxin type A botulism associated with consumption of potato soup produced by two companies. On January 28, 2011, an Ohio resident, aged 29 years, was hospitalized after 5 days of progressive dizziness, blurred

Wild potatoes are native to the Americas, where they present very wide geographical and ecological distribution. Most are diploid, obligate out-crossers due to a multiallelic gametophytic self-incompatibility (S) locus that prevents self-fertilisation and crossing between individuals carrying

Acrylamide (AA) monomer is used in numerous chemical industries and is a contaminant in potato- and grain-based foods prepared at high temperatures. Although experimental animal studies have implicated carcinogenicity and reproductive toxicity as possible consequences of exposure, neurotoxicity is

Corn, feed, and litter samples reported to be associated with feed refusal, diarrhea, leg weakness, and mortality were evaluated for the presence of toxic substances. Intubated residues of ethyl acetate extracts of these samples did not cause gross lesions, diarrhea, or mortality in young New

A 24 year old lady being treated with 300 mg of dapsone daily for dermatitits herpetiformis, developed weakness and wasting of muscles of feet with claw hand deformity and t drop, 2 months tater. Neurological examination and nerve conduction studies conformed the presence of a peripheral motor

Ingestion of immature, environmentally stressed, or cultivar-specific Solanum species (particularly the potato) has been previously associated with gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms caused by solanaceous steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs). We report on two geographically, temporally disparate

In the winter of 2007, severe damage was observed on numerous indoor potted plants of Dracaena sanderiana hort. Sander ex Mast. ("lucky bamboo") in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, which were imported from a country of unknown origin. These plants were already in the retail distribution stream.

OBJECTIVE We report botulism poisoning at a state prison after ingestion of homemade wine (pruno). METHODS This is an observational case series with data collected retrospectively by chart review. All suspected exposures were referred to a single hospital in October 2011. RESULTS Twelve prisoners