OBJECTIVE To analyze some factors related to injuries and children and adolescents' hospitalization. METHODS This is a prospective, descriptive and observational research that took place at Marcio Cunha Hospital, Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, in the period of December 1st, 1999 to November 30th, 2000. The sample included 696 children and adolescents' hospitalized for injuries, age ranging from 0 to...

OBJECTIVE To describe the trend of standardized mortality by contact with poisonous snakes and lizards in Mexico from 1979 to 2003. MATERIAL AND METHODS We describe the standardized mortality trend by contact with poisonous snakes and lizards occurring in Mexico from 1979 to 2003, and report the mortality data bases from the INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática). ...

Poisonous weeds are a serious threat to cattle in countries where animals are fed on natural as well as planted pastures. These may cause slight to severe lesions to different organs and, ultimately, death depending on the toxic principle and amount of ingested plant material. Wedelia glauca (Ort.) Hoffm. ex Hicken (Asteraceae) is a perennial plant from South America present in Southern Brazil,...

AMONG THE ANIMALS that live in the sea are many that may be poisonous to eat; these animals include fish, sharks , crabs, molluscs, and turtles. Of all marine animals the most important are fish, which are for so many people an essential source of food. There are a number of different ways in which teleost fish may be poisonous. Some fish are naturally poisonous; puffers for instance are always...

Abstract Venom and poison peptides are powerful biological weapons have proven immense pharmacological potential because of their high binding affinity to a wide range molecular targets. Nonetheless, many these cannot directly be used as medicines due toxicity but derivatives very valuable explore can great treasure trove for the development novel drugs. This review presents detailed overview v...

to a general description of poisonous animals, to their classification and to their physiological anatomy. It then deals with the habits of poisonous snakes and the methods by means of which they are captured and treated when in captivity. It ends with a complete description of the different species of these reptiles and their geographical distribution. This classification is founded on the des...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that use of lower doses of anti-snake venom is as effective as high doses and is associated with less complications and lower mortality especially in the wake of rising cost of medical treatment, the people most affected by snakebites being the poor farmers. METHODOLOGY A prospective descriptive study consisting of 54 snakebite patients fulfilling the inclusion criter...