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Sunday, October 30, 2016
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tylenol toxicity
Hello, today I am
going to talk to you about the over the counter drug called “Tylenol”. When I
think of Tylenol I just thing of a harmless pill that you take that relieves
pain. Tylenol is used by people everywhere all over the world. It is one of the
most common generic pain relievers in the universe. This drug called Tylenol used
to be my mom’s medicine of choice. The main
medication used in Tylenol is called acetaminophen. It is a medicine used to
treat mild to moderate pain and fever, it is usually sold in combinations like
cold medicine. This drug is typically used orally or rectally. It is also available
intravenously and the effect last two to four hours. This drug is usually safe at recommended doses.
Skin rashes may occur. Too high of an amount may result in liver failure. You can
ingest Tylenol while breast feeding and while you are pregnant. Even though Tylenol
can cause severe harm to your liver people with severe liver disease can still
use the drug. But if you do have liver disease then you should use the drug in
lower doses, the drug does not have anti-inflammatory properties and how it
works is not completely clear. This drug is on the WHO model list of essential
medicines. They call this drug one of the most important medications needed in
a basic health system. The most generic medicines that contain this drug are Tylenol
and Panadol. There are many adverse
effects Tylenol has on the body,
1)
Liver damage: overdoses of the drug Tylenol can
cause potentially fatal liver damage. Tylenol toxicity is the foremost cause of
liver failure in the world. In the 1990s, Tylenol Tylenol overdoses accounted
for at least twenty five percent of emergency department visits.
2)
Skin reactions: according to the FDA, there are
accounts that show that Tylenol could cause a rare, and possible fatal skin
reactions.
3)
Asthma: there is a link between Tylenol and
asthma in the first world, doctors try to explain that the drug should be used
to treat pain and fevers but children who suffer asthma should stay away from
taking this medication.
4)
Other factors: in comparison to aspirin. Tylenol
does not prevent blood from clotting. So this means that this drug can be used
when failed pressure of blood is a major concern. However Tylenol does not help reduce swelling,
however aspirin does. Also unlike aspirin Tylenol is considered safe for
children to use.
Yes you can overdose on Tylenol. Tylenol toxicity my
initially be absent of symptoms. That is why it is so dangerous. The first
signs of overdose usually occur several hours after you take the medicine. This
is when vomiting sweating and nausea start.
Tylenol overdoes accounts for more calls to the toxic control center
than the any other pharmaceutical drug in the United States and the United
Kingdom. Tylenol is a great drug that can prevent may things. But don’t take
too much of it, because it may kill you. to learn more about this click the links below.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Radon
Hello, I hope you are having a wonderful day, today I am
going to be talking to you about radon. Before coming into this class and doing
my own research on radon. I didn’t really know much about it. I knew that it
was an element on the periodic table but that is really it. Also, in high
school, I was in an environmental safety class. We had to create a “technical
project” relating to the field we are studying and present it at Sinclair
Community College. My group wanted to do
indoor air quality in a high school. We spent multiple weeks testing the air
for radon and other things like co2 levels. This doesn’t really have that much
to do with radon but it relates to what I am talking about so I thought I should
throw that in there for you. Anyway, let’s get back to talking about radon.
Radon
is a chemical element. Radon’s symbol is (Rn). Radon’s atomic number is 86. Radon
is a radioactive, tasteless, odorless, colorless element. Radon is a noble
gas. It only occurs naturally as a decay
product of the other element radium.
Radon is one of the densest substances that stay in a gas form under
regular conditions. Radon is also one of the only elements that has no stable
isotopes. Radon is also considered a human health hazard due to its intense
radioactivity. Unlike other middle
elements in decay chains, radon is a gas and is easily inhaled. This means that radon is responsible for most
of the human’s exposure to ionization radiation. It is usually the single
largest factor for a person’s background radiation dose. The levels of radon
vary from location to location and even though radon has a short lifetime, some
radon gas from natural sources can accumulate in to higher than normal readings
in buildings. Usually in lower parts of the complex. Usually basements and
crawl spaces because of its density. In some cases it can occur in water where
groundwater is the source. Multiple sources and tests and studies have shown
that there is a connection between breathing in high amounts of radon gas and
lung cancer. So you can say that radon is a carcinogen. Radon is an element
that effects indoor air quality worldwide. According to the United States environmental
Protection Agency, “Radon is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer”. After cigarette smoking that is, causing
21,000 deaths per year. Approximately 2,000 of these effect people that have
never smoked. While radon is the number 2 most frequent cause of lung cancer,
it is the number one cause of lung cancer to nonsmokers. Since radon is
odorless, colorless, and tasteless, it is not detectable to human senses alone.
That is why this element is so dangerous, because it is undetectable. People could
be living with it in their basement and could have extreme levels or radon in
their indoor air and not even notice it till it is too late. That is why
routine checks of your house should be performed
To protect you and your family.to learn more about radon click on the links below....
Sunday, October 16, 2016
You can absorb sunscreen into your skin and this will help prevent sun burn and skin cancer. #blog
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Hello, today in my blog I
am going to talk to you about dermal absortion. You may be asking what dermal
means. The definition of dermal is of or relating to skin and especially to the dermis. Dermis is the sensitive
vascular inner mesodermic layer of the skin.
Epidermal absorption is a route which all types of substances can enter the
body through the skin. There are other ways toxincs can enter the body these ways are inhalation, ingestion, and
injection. Dermal absorption is a route of exposure for toxins. Dermal
absorption is also a way you can administer medication such as lotions and
creams. Many factors come into play when dealing with dermal absorption. The
most important factor is concentration of the substance. Toxins effect
everybody differently. A little bit of a toxin can be deadly to one person but
barely effect someone else. Another big factor is the condition of the skin. Cuts
and abrasions can make substances absorb into your body faster. Radiation from
the sun can absorb into your skin. This can lead to severe sun burn, sun
poisoning, and even melanoma. This can be prevented by sunscreen being directly
applied to the skin. Skin absorption describes the movement of substances from
the outer surface of the skin. Absorption directly relates to the amount of the
substance that is being exposed. Also the possible effects that the substance
will have on the organism. The thing that is dangerous about dermal absorption
is that human skin can come into contact with toxins intentionally and
unintentionally. Dermal absorption can occur from environmental, occupational,
or skin exposure to toxins. cosmetics like makeup can affect the body in a poor
way as well. Skin disease (dermatitis) is one of the most common occupational disease.
The amount of
chemical substance that is absorbed
through the skin can be measured directly or indirectly. Studies have shown
there are differences in the absorption of different chemicals. Measurements in
rats, rabbits or pigs may or may not reflect human absorption. Finding
the rate at which agents penetrate the skin is important for assessing the risk
from exposures.
There are multiple methods to prevent dermal absorption.
.
required to wear gloves/ protective clothing
.
warnings to wash immediately if the chemical comes into contact with your skin
. Limit
exposure times to the chemicals. For example, workers can only work with
chemicals for a certain length of time per day.
Dermal
absorption is a very serious issue when it comes to health and safety. Because
it is the easiest way for toxins to enter your body. Dermal absorption can vary
because your skin can absorb good things and your skin can absorb bad things. Your
skin can absorb sunlight. On the bright side of that you can get a nice looking
tan and also sunlight is a good source of vitamin D. on the opposite end of the
spectrum if your skin absorbs too much sunlight you chave a higher risk of
developing skin cancer.
Thanks
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
CANCER
Cancer, This Is an extremely scary word to some people. This
is a very sensitive blog for me because I had my grandpa taken away from me
right before I was born. He suffered colon cancer and unfortunately it took his
life. There are over 100 cancers that affect humans. As of right now to my
understanding cancer is incurable. Scientists and doctors have been breaking
their necks trying to find a cure. Tons of people lose their life to cancer
each day. You can fight cancer however. You can “treat’ it with a method called
chemotherapy. Which is where the doctors use medicine or drugs to treat cancer.
Chemotherapy scares people because of how it effects the body. But sometimes
that is your only option. I am going to talk about cancer more in detail. I
will also be talking about carcinogenic classification. Cancer is a group of diseases which involves
abnormal cell growth. These cells also have the potential to invade other parts
of the body. Possible signs and symptoms for cancer can include a lump,
abnormal bleeding, unexplained weight loss, or even bowel problems. Tobacco is
one of the main reasons for cancer deaths. It makes up for approximately 22% of
them. You can also inherit cancer from your parents. That is very scary to
think about. Something interesting I found
were the “six hallmarks of cancer”. These characteristics are required to cause
a malignant tumor. Malignant means that it spreads and destroys normal tissue
and organ function. Anyway back to the 6 hallmarks. For some
1)
Cell growth and division absent the proper
signals
2)
Continuous growth and division even given
contrary signals
3)
Avoidance of programmed cell death
4)
Limitless number of cell divisions
5)
Promoting blood vessel construction
6)
Invasion of tissue and formation of metastases
Metastases is the spreading of a cancer cell from one organ
to another without being directly connected to it. I feel like these hallmarks represent and show
that every day we are getting closer and closer to finding a cure. The main
causes of cancer are due to carcinogens. The definition is a substance capable
of causing cancer in living cells. There are many different classifications of
carcinogens. There are 3 well known lists of internationally known carcinogens.
Those lists are the IARC, the ACGIH, and the European unions CLP.
IARC: The International Agency for Research on Cancer
ACGIH: The American Conference of Governmental industrial Hygienists
CLP: Classification of the European Union
The classifications are listed below.
Group 1: carcinogenic to humans.
Group 2A: probably carcinogenic to humans
Group 2B: possibly carcinogenic to humans
Group 3: not classifiable to its carcinogenicity to humans
Group 4: probably not carcinogenic to humans
This blog is only supposed to be around 500 words. I cannot
put all the information that we have on cancer into that many words. If you
want to do more research there are endless websites and cases and resources for
you to look up yourself. What if you start researching and it interests you? Maybe
one day you will find the cure to cancer. To learn more about cancer and the
classifications of carcinogens click on the links below.
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