Green Tea Protects Liver In Acetaminophen Overdose


This is a bit of a departure from the usual content found on the Law Med Blog. Ten years ago I worked for a year or two at the Georgia Poison Center in Atlanta as a Poison Specialist taking calls that came into the center and advising on treatment. Calls were received from the public and also physicians and emergency rooms. One call sticks out and I have always regretted not*publishing the event which occurred shortly before I left the center for another position. It involved a case of Tylenol poisoning which presented unlike any other reported case in the literature, or even known to the toxicology community in this country. A few toxicology blogs took notice of this Blog after our coverage of the toxicology in the Michael Jackson case. They may find this piece of some interest.
The call was from an emergency room in regard to … (Continued...)



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