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At the time of the autopsy, collection of blood, urine, and tissue samples is done in preparation for the toxicology tests, says Barbarajean Magnani, PhD, MD, chairwoman of the Toxicology Resource committee for the College of American Pathologists. She is also vice-chair of the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. [...]

The toxicology testing performed after a person’s death is known as forensic toxicology testing or postmortem drug testing. That’s different from clinical toxicology, according to the College of American Pathologists. This is the drug testing an emergency room physician would be likely to order, for instance, if a patient shows up with signs and symptoms [...]

On television crime shows, the results of toxicology tests are spewed out at warp speed, sometimes available even before the autopsy is complete. In real life, toxicology test results take much longer, experts say, explaining the lag time between Michael Jackson’s sudden death on June 25 and the release of the full results of his [...]

The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, looked at the risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia in older adults with diabetes between 2002 and 2006 in Canada. Of the 13,817 people studied, 11% were hospitalized for hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, or hyperosmolar coma. Researchers found that those who were taking an antipsychotic were about one-and-a-half [...]

July 28, 2009 – A class of drugs used to treat dementia symptoms and other mental ailments in the elderly may be dangerous for those with diabetes. A new study shows that older people with diabetes are more likely to be hospitalized for hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels) after beginning treatment with antipsychotic drugs. Researchers [...]

More and more people are fighting with their weight, especially females. All of us live a busy and intense living. We are on important positions in companies, which we regard as doing great contribution to the world progress. However, when is your last normal dinner? How long haven’t you lost your family travel because of [...]

The survey also showed that the percentage of people willing to take psychiatric drugs for nonspecific problems also is increasing. For example, 29% are willing to take these medications to help in their personal lives, up from 23%, and 47% see the drugs as a way to help cope with stress. “This finding calls for [...]

July 31, 2009 — American attitudes toward psychiatric medications are becoming more positive, with more and more believing these drugs work at relieving panic attacks and anxiety, a new study shows. For the study, which appears in the August issue of the journal Psychiatric Services, researchers compared the responses of people who participated in the [...]

The researchers say a number of factors explain the increasing use of antidepressants. “There has been broad and growing acceptance of antidepressant medicine in the U.S.,” Olfson tells WebMD. In an unrelated survey released last week, researchers found that American attitudes toward psychiatric medicines are becoming more positive. The researchers compared the responses of people [...]

Olfson and Marcus analyzed data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which provides national estimates in the U.S. about health care use and costs. For the 1996 survey, nearly 19,000 people aged 6 and older were included, and more than 28,000 in the 2005 survey. A [...]