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The patient was a female Viennese matchstick maker who had been exposed to the phosphorus vapors over a five-year period. [10] [11] He named the disease "Phosphorimus chronicus". [3] In 1844 Lorinser reported 22 cases of phossy jaw and established the toxic effects of white phosphorus in matchsticks. [12]
On October 18, 1998, she filed a case in the Hosdurg Munsif Court demanding a halt to the spraying of endosulfan, and the court issued an interim order not to spray endosulfan in that area. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] When the Munsif Court order came, the Plantation Corporation moved the case to the Kanhangad Sub Court, but she won there too. [ 23 ]
Phosphorus is a finite (limited) resource that is widespread in the Earth's crust and in living organisms but is relatively scarce in concentrated forms, which are not evenly distributed across the Earth. The only cost-effective production method to date is the mining of phosphate rock, but only a few countries have significant commercial reserves.
This initiative aims to enhance the effectiveness of managing poisoning and overdose cases. The Centre's staff contribute to the toxicology fraternity by participating in and organising activities under the Indian Society of Toxicology (IST), [ 7 ] a national professional organisation dedicated to promoting academics and research in toxicology.
Across India, the Midday Meal Scheme provides roughly 120 million children with free lunch, making it the world's most extensive school lunch program. [6] In spite of corruption involved in implementing the scheme, it aims to fight widespread poverty and improve children's school attendance and health as a large number of India's children suffer from malnutrition.
A woman in India’s southern state of Kerala has been sentenced to death for killing her boyfriend by poisoning him, becoming the youngest and only second woman in the state to be handed capital ...
1982, United States. The Chicago Tylenol murders, an unsolved case of drug tampering in the Chicago area. Seven deaths were linked to the potassium cyanide poisoning, leading to a nationwide recall of Tylenol products. [6] 1984, India. The Bhopal disaster (also known as Bhopal gas tragedy): A gas leak incident which led to at least 3,787 deaths.
The history of poison [1] stretches from before 4500 BCE to the present day. Poisons have been used for many purposes across the span of human existence, most commonly as weapons , anti-venoms , and medicines.