Cold drink cans contaminated with rat urine can kill

Can stress kill?

Although stress doesn?t usually lead directly to a person?s demise, long-term exposure can increase the chances of developing life-threatening conditions. Stress is an influential force that can either fuel someone through a public speaking engagement or make them feel sick to their stomach. When someone experiences stress, the body perceives a threat and responds with the "fight or flight" res...

Can lack of communication kill?

Can you still drink the water?

What began as a straightforward (and long overdue) move to reauthorize the Safe Drinking Water Act has become an intriguing political drama that may be much more complex considering the possible risks, potential costs, and intended benefits to consumers and taxpayers. The process began on 8 September 1993, when EPA Administrator Carol Browner, on behalf of the Clinton administration, set forth ...

Can Soft Drink Taxes Reduce Population Weight?

Soft drink consumption has been hypothesized as one of the major factors in the growing rates of obesity in the US. Nearly two-thirds of all states currently tax soft drinks using excise taxes, sales taxes, or special exemptions to food exemptions from sales taxes to reduce consumption of this product, raise revenue, and improve public health. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of changes in...

Energy drink overconsumption can trigger atrial fibrillation.

To the Editor Many adverse cardiac effects have been reported following energy drinks consumption, among which atrial arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, and even cardiac arrest. These can develop also in the absence of other symptoms related to acute toxicity, such as neurological symptoms. Considering the absence of specific toxicological tests, the diagnosis of energy drink intoxication s...