toxicology

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toxicology

Killing our own

the disaster of America's experience with atomic radiation
1982

Barbiturates

sleeping potion or intoxicant?
1986
Discusses the effects, side effects, and dangers of barbiturate use and abuse.

Drugs and drug abuse

1987
Examines the different types of drugs, their effects, health risks, and the reasons why people take them.

Evidence of harm

mercury in vaccines and the autism epidemic : a medical controversy
2006
Examines the evidence for the root causes of growing autism and other disorders in America's children. Provides information on the controversial use of toxic mercury in vaccinations and the increase of that chemical in recent years. Cites the medical community for denying this evidence.

Heroin and your veins

the incredibly disgusting story
2006
Discusses the illegal use of heroin as a narcotic, describing how it is taken and its physical effects on the body, especially on the veins.

Health and drugs

1987
Discusses the effects and dangers of tobacco, alcohol, and such drugs as marijuana and other narcotics.

Pesticides

1990
Explains what pesticides are, examines their use, misuse, and regulation, demonstrates alternatives to pesticides, and discusses what you can do to increase your safety.

Food risks and controversies

minimizing the dangers in your diet
1993
Introduces the health hazards associated with food, examining such topics as man-made and natural toxins, food additives, and pesticides, and discusses how to eat safely and wisely.

Waiting for an army to die

the tragedy of Agent Orange
2011
Relates the increasing evidence that soldiers in Vietnam were exposed to dioxin and that this exposure is terribly dangerous over the long term.

Kerry, Agent Orange and an American family

1982
The story of a handicapped child born to a Vietnam veteran exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange.

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