A Touch of the ‘Devil’s Breath’
Issue 2 - 2019, TheSynapse Magazines
Plants from the Solanaceae family such as Datura and Brugmansia are sources of anticholinergic alkaloid drug scopolamine. Scopolamine, or ‘burundanga’ can be obtained from extracts of the so called ‘Borrachero’ tree found mainly in Colombia for example. Scopolamine poisoning is known to cause amnesia and…
At the Crossroads of Chemical Pathology and Bariatrics
Author : Dr Michelle Muscat, Attachment with Mr B. Axisa
Meeting People – Il-Politiku
Author : Dr Ian Ellul Dr Ian Ellul catches up with Dr Deo Debattista, a family doctor and Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Rights, Public Cleansing and Support for the Capital City within the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government.
Focus on Rare Diseases – The National Society for Phenylketonuria
Dr Michelle Muscat interviews Suzanne Ford, the Society Dietitian at The National Society for Phenylketonuria [NSPKU], in the UK
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