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  • Dr Pavlos Msaouel: https://faculty.mdanderson.org/profiles/pavlos_msaouel.html0:00 Pretext and context MD Anderson Cancer Center1:42 The Early Experiences That Shaped Dr Msaouel3:39 The System of Cancer Research In the United States5:25 FDA Drug Approvals and Special Designations For Oncology11:09 A trade-off in our current system12:35 Whoops 😞 I misspoke 14:35 Randomized trials are not supposed to be representative of a population18:10 Inference for the treatment of Katie Coleman (metastatic oncocytoma)25:12 It is much more valuable to refute hypotheses than to confirm them28:05 All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful30:05 Recasting the Bias-Variance Trade-off as the Patient Relevance-Robustness Trade-off33:38 High Relevance, Low Robustness: Subjective Bayes34:46 High Robustness, Low Relevance: Pure Randomization41:47 Signal To Noise Ratio45:49 The Big Data Paradox53:41 How the Big Data Paradox fits in with Katie Coleman's case54:33 How the Big Data Paradox fits in with other branches of medicine57:54 How do we rectify subjectivity in The Truth?01:00:43 How do we address the problems introduced by the Big Data Paradox?01:04:21 Duality in nature and a Twitter argument re: the Evidence-Based Deep Medicine Iceberg01:07:03 Why the ideas coming from MD Anderson are coming from MD Anderson01:09:39 Where you can find Dr MsaouelDr Msaouel: https://twitter.com/PavlosMsaouelHeme Review: https://twitter.com/HemeReview

    Produced by ⁠ @chubbyemu ⁠Production Assistant: Nick BrownSecret channel: @BigEmus Cancer Patient Speaks With Her Oncologist ► https://youtu.be/Nddft_nc3YcA Woman Had A Headache Lasting 3 Days (Katie's case) ► https://www.youtu.be/i9fLEvgZzREReferences:Stephen Senn. Statistical Issues in Drug Development.Why representativeness should be avoided. https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/42/4/1012/656034Commentary: Representativeness is usually not necessary and often should be avoided. https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/42/4/1018/658638Impervious to Randomness: Confounding and Selection Biases in Randomized Clinical Trials. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07357907.2021.1974030A Causal Framework for Making Individualized Treatment Decisions in Oncology. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/16/3923Causal Diagram Techniques for Urologic Oncology Research. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558767320301932Causal inference and the data-fusion problem.https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1510507113Causal Inference: What If. Miguel A Hernán and James M. Robins. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/miguel-hernan/wp-content/uploads/sites/1268/2023/04/hernanrobins_WhatIf_31mar23.pdfThere is Individualized Treatment. Why Not Individualized Inference? https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.08539Unrepresentative big surveys significantly overestimated US vaccine uptake. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04198-4Unrepresentative Big Surveys Significantly Overestimate US Uptake https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.05818.pdfStatistical Modeling: The Three Cultures. https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/uo4hjcx6/release/1How “centaur AI” will radically reshape the future of healthcare. https://bigthink.com/health/how-centaur-ai-will-radically-reshape-the-future-of-healthcare/

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    Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause neurologic problems. It's stored in the liver and isn't made in humans. It needs to be sourced via diet.

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    References:

    CMS Malaque, RS Vetter, M Entres. Loxosceles spiders. Critical Care toxicology. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-17900-1_119

    Myth: Idiopathic wounds are often due to brown recluse or other spider bites throughout the United States https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071166/

    Correspondance: Bites of the Brown Recluse Spider. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm200505123521922

    Spider Bites: Part 1. https://lacerationrepair.com/wound-blog/spider-bites/

    Brown Recluse Pest Management Tips for The Spider That's Not As Common As You Think. https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/29/brown-recluse-pest-management-tips-for-the-spider-thats-not-as-common-as-you-think/brown-recluse-range-map/

    The Chilean Recluse. https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/68159/file/Pest_Alert_-_Loxosceles_laeta,_The_Chilean_Recluse.pdf

    Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) envenomation leading to acute hemolytic anemia in six adolescents. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4902007/

    Acute kidney injury and dermonecrosis after Loxosceles reclusa envenomation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119339/

    Bites of Brown Recluse Spiders and Suspected Necrotic Arachnidism. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra041184

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    References:

    The Signaling Pathways Involved in the Anticonvulsive Effects of the Adenosine A1 Receptor. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/1/320

    Caffeine Withdrawal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430790/

    A critical review of caffeine withdrawal: empirical validation of symptoms and signs, incidence, severity, and associated features. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15448977/

    Caffeine (1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine) in foods: a comprehensive review on consumption, functionality, safety, and regulatory matters. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20492310/

    Coffee, CYP1A2 genotype, and risk of myocardial infarction. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16522833/

  • In 2015, a boy rubbed an entire tube of minty pain relief cream in-between his legs, and it caused his organs to shut down. Majority of modern men I believe are familiar with this action-- you may have accidentally applied it to the area yourself, or to the eyes, where it will hurt for a time that feels like an eternity.

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    References:

    Salicylate Toxicity from Exposure to a Methylsalicylate-Containing Rubefacient. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786239/

    Regional variation in percutaneous penetration of 14C cortisol in man. https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)47268-9/pdf

    Anatomy and physiology of chronic s pain https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5503924/

    Ketone bodies: a review of physiology, pathophysiology and application of monitoring to diabetes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10634967/

    ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: DKA and the hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29900641/

    Guidance Document: Management Priorities in Salicylate Toxicity.  https://www.acmt.net/_Library/Position_Drafts/Management_Priorities_in_Salicylate_Toxicity_APPROVED_03_13_13.pdf

    Tox and Hound – Unconscious Uncoupling – Managing pH in Salicylate Overdoses. https://toxandhound.com/toxhound/phinasa/

    Salicylates. Goldfrank, Lewis R, and Neal Flomenbaum. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006.

    Unconscious Uncoupling – Managing pH in Salicylate. Tox and Hound. https://toxandhound.com/toxhound/phinasa/

    Counterproductive effects of sodium bicarbonate in DKA. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8550770/

    Peptic ulcer disease and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478398

    Role of the mitochondrial permeability transition in salicylate toxicity to cultured rat hepatocytes: implications for the pathogenesis of Reye’s syndrome. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1997;147:431–41. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9439738/

    Aspirin, acetaminophen and proton transport through phospholipid bilayers and mitochondrial membranes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1334228/

  • Fasting can be an effective tool for weight loss. However if used inappropriately, can result in some not good situations. The patient's situation in this case isn't quite like the intermittent fasting schedules that are popular today.

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    References:

    Mechanism of hypokalemia in magnesium deficiency. Huang CL, Kuo E. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007;18:2649–2652. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17804670/

    Hypophosphatemia and Rhabdomyolysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC371889/

    A Case of Hemodynamically Unstable Sick Sinus Syndrome Secondary to Refeeding Syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8148626

    Review of the Refeeding Syndrome. January 2006 Nutrition in Clinical Practice 20(6):625-33. 

    EMCrit Refeeding Syndrome https://emcrit.org/ibcc/refeeding/

    Refeeding syndrome: what it is, and how to prevent and treat it. BMJ. 2008 Jun 28; 336(7659): 1495–1498. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440847/

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    References:

    Fulminant Liver Failure in Association with the Emetic Toxin of Bacillus cereus. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199704173361604

    Sudden Death of a Young Adult Associated with Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232990/

    Acute Liver Failure after Ingestion of Fried Rice Balls: A Case Series of Bacillus cereus Food Poisonings. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14010012

    Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1233987/

    Bacillus cereus and its food poisoning toxins. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9435100/

    Liver Zonation – Revisiting Old Questions With New Technologies. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.732929/full

    Bacillus cereus food poisoning. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM197801192980306

    Tox and Hound: D and Toxin-Induced Hepatic Microvesicular Steatosis https://toxandhound.com/toxhound/ff-microvesicular-steatosis/

    ENCEPHALOPATHY AND FATTY DEGENERATION OF THE VISCERA. A DISEASE ENTITY IN CHILDHOOD. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14055046/

    Whatever happened to Reye’s syndrome? Did it ever really exist? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10470768/

    Regulation of the structure and activity of pyruvate carboxylase by acetyl CoA. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22120519/

    Prevalence of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Adults in the United States, 2001-2016. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31063562/

    Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies 11th ed.

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    Herman Connor

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    Chubbyemu video A Man Felt Pain In His Back. This Is What Happened To His Kidney. https://youtu.be/3E75UvmY9GA

    References:

    Renal medullary carcinoma. The seventh sickle cell nephropathy. Am J Surg Pathol. 1995 Jan;19(1):1-11. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7528470/

    A Model Linking Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathies and SMARCB1 Loss in Renal Medullary Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 May 1;24(9):2044-2049. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29440190/

    Updated Recommendations on the Diagnosis, Management, and Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria for Patients With Renal Medullary Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2019 Feb;17(1):1-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30287223/

    Five decades of urologic pathology: the accelerating expansion of knowledge in renal cell neoplasia. Hum Pathol. 2020 Jan;95:24-45. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31655169/

    GG Malouf, NM Tannir, P Rao, P Msaouel. Renal Medullary Carcinoma in Rare Kidney Tumors.

    Comprehensive Molecular Characterization Identifies Distinct Genomic and Immune Hallmarks of Renal Medullary Carcinoma. Cancer Cell. 2020 May 11;37(5):720-734.e13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32359397/

    The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22. Nature. 1999 Dec 2;402(6761):489-95. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10591208/

    High-intensity exercise is a risk factor for renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell trait. Preprint.

    Atypical carcinoma of kidney originating from collecting duct epithelium. Urology. 1982 Jan;19(1):89-92. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7058597/

    Genes affecting the regulation of SUC2 gene expression by glucose repression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 1984 Dec;108(4):845-58. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6392017/

    Purification and biochemical heterogeneity of the mammalian SWI-SNF complex. EMBO J. 1996 Oct 1; 15(19): 5370–5382. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC452280/

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    Burn pits are a waste management tool for armed forces overseas. However, the nature of waste today is different than half a century ago. The smoke, fumes, and particulate matter that have been observed emanating from these pits contain a heterogeneous variety of materials. Exact exposure levels are not known in veterans, however many of these materials are known to be linked to long term health effects and some have been classified and recognized as carcinogens via retrospective analysis in humans and laboratory experiments. The particulate matter produced from these burn pits can also deposit into the earth and during weather events such as dust storms, can circulate the particles to local inhabitants, potentially causing health effects for them, years later.  Recognizing these long term health effects will enable people to not make these mistakes again, and to help those who have been exposed.

    References: 

    VA Burn Pit Registry: https://veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry

    Source Apportionment of Airborne Dioxins, Furans and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at A U.S. Forward Operating Air Base During Iraq https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4978146/

    Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13209/long-term-health-consequences-of-exposure-to-burn-pits-in-iraq-and-afghanistan

    Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 69. https://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Monographs-On-The-Identification-Of-Carcinogenic-Hazards-To-Humans/Polychlorinated-Dibenzo--Em-Para-Em--Dioxins-And-Polychlorinated-Dibenzofurans-1997

    Dioxin Revisited: Developments Since the 1997 IARC Classification of Dioxin as a Human Carcinogen https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247514

    Serum dioxin concentrations and breast ca risk in the Seveso Women's Health Study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240906/

    Detection of hyperdiploidy and chromosome breakage in interphase human lymphocytes following exposure to the benzene metabolite hydroquinone using multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization with DNA probes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7517507/

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    Featuring: Dr Sonal Jagasia, MD, MPH. Psychiatrist in private practice.

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    Dextromethorphan is an over the counter cough medicine. It is for coughs. Misuse of it can cause life threatening side effects.

    References:

    Dextromethorphan, chlorphenamine and serotonin toxicity: case report and systematic literature review. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21175434/

    Case of Serotonin Syndrome Initially Presenting as Diffuse Body Pain. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196581/

    Serotonin Syndrome. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865832

    Bromism: An overlooked and elusive toxidrome from chronic dextromethorphan misuse. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31864868/

    Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19238739/

    Cognitive Deterioration from Long-Term Misuse of Dextromethorphan:A Case Report. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1188627/

    Pediatric Fatalities Associated With Over the Counter (Nonprescription) Cough and Cold Medications. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19101060/

    "DXM": a new drug of. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9624331/

  • This episode is up to date as of 11 April 2021

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    On March 13, the FDA was alerted to five cases of acute non-viral hepatitis (resulting in acute liver failure) in infants and children that occurred in November 2020 with an unknown cause reported to the Southern Nevada Health District. All five patients had been hospitalized but have since recovered. All patients were reported to have consumed “Real Water” brand alkaline water. These patients came from four different households. Five additional people, two adults and three children, from two of the four households were reported to have experienced other symptoms as well. Less severe symptoms included fever, vomiting, nausea, loss of appetite, and fatigue.

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    References: 

    Potential Benefits of Dietary Fibre Intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926452/

    Effects of psyllium on glucose and serum lipid responses in men with type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/70/4/466/4729069

    Anaphylaxis following psyllium ingestion https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6736485/

    Long-term cholesterol-lowering effects of psyllium as an adjunct to diet therapy in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1433/4729388

    Potential Benefits of Dietary Fibre Intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926452/ 

    Effects of psyllium on glucose and serum lipid responses in men with type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/70/4/466/4729069 

    Anaphylaxis following psyllium ingestion https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6736485/ 

    Long-term cholesterol-lowering effects of psyllium as an adjunct to diet therapy in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1433/4729388 

    Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Metamucil Bezoar: Case Report and Review of the Literature https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29085697/

     The role of dietary fibre in the human colon https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6257366/ 

    Intestinal obstruction caused by a laxative (Psyllium): A case report and review of the literature https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197948/

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  • Please note the CONTENT WARNING at the beginning-- there's a reason I can't make the videos as described in this episode. They may surface in a different form at some time in the future.

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  • Video of this interview: https://youtu.be/o15HCjtSkug

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    Christopher's recount of his case: https://youtu.be/7BpymtR2vpA

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    2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a chemical that is not approved for weight loss. It is a classic case of efficacy, but without safety in the setting of weight loss. This setting of weight loss can be prone to chemical misuse, further exacerbating understanding in human systems. Christopher is one of 2 - 3 cases documented in literature to have survived an accident with DNP for weight loss. As of 2021, one organization has permission from the US FDA to investigate DNP in some neurodegenerative disorders. These are rare diseases with limited standards of care, therefore extenuating circumstances to find anything that could potentially improve patient outcomes.

    References:

    Role of dantrolene in dinitrophenol (DNP) : A continuing question? Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun;37(6):1216.e1-1216.e2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30948257/

    2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP): a weight loss agent with significant acute toxicity . J Med Toxicol. 2011 Sep;7(3):205-12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21739343/

    Ambient temperature and mortality from unintentional . JAMA. 1998 Jun 10;279(22):1795-800. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9628710/

    Beware the yellow slimming pill: fatal 2,4-dinitrophenol. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Apr 4;2016. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27045052/

    Dantrolene is not the answer to 2,4-dinitrophenol poisoning: more heated debate. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 19;11(1):e225323. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30573533/

    The effect of 2,4-dinitrophenol on adipose-tissue metabolism. Biochem J. 1969 Feb;111(4):431-44. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4388239/

    The mechanism of uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation by 2,4-dinitrophenol. J Biol Chem. 1967 Oct 25;242(20):4577-83. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4964808/

    MECHANISMS OF DINITROPHENOL TOXICITY. Simon E.W. Biological Reviews. Vol 28. (4). Nov 1953.

    Identification and Importance of Brown Adipose Tissue in Adult Humans. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0810780

    Mitochondrial uncoupling as a target for drug development for the treatment of obesity. Obes Rev. 2001 Nov;2(4):255-65. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12119996/

    LC-MS-MS analysis of 2,4-dinitrophenol and its phase I and II metabolites. J Ana Toxicol. Jan-Feb 2007;31(1):55-61. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17389084/

    Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation. Environ Health Perspect. 1990 Jul;87:213-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2176586/

    Texas Woman Charged with Selling Misbranded

    https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/texas-woman-charged-selling-misbranded-drug

  • Patient CE's personal recount of case: https://youtu.be/7BpymtR2vpA

    Patient CE's  Interview: https://youtu.be/o15HCjtSkug

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    2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a chemical that is not approved for weight loss in the United States. It is a classic case of efficacy, but without safety in the setting of weight loss. This setting of weight loss can be prone to chemical misuse, further exacerbating understanding in human systems. Christopher is one of 2 - 3 cases documented in literature to have survived an accident with DNP for weight loss. As of 2021, one organization has permission from the US FDA to investigate DNP in some neurodegenerative disorders. These are rare diseases with limited standards of care, therefore extenuating circumstances to find anything that could potentially improve patient outcomes.

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    Licorice candy has glycyrrhizin which increases cortisol (stress hormone) levels in the body. This causes hypokalemia. Hypo- low. Kal- kalium (potassium). emia- presence in blood. Potassium signals muscle relaxation. Low potassium, low relaxation. Heart can't relax, then it stops.  Real licorice candy is not easy to get in the United States. It's not at big chain grocery stores. Most of what you can buy from the big brands is licorice flavored, and won't do this.

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    The Pharmacological Activities of Glycyrrhizinic Acid (“Glycyrrhizin”) and Glycyrrhetinic Acid. Sweeteners. 2018 : 245–261. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7123798/

    Sustained Leukocyte Count during Rising Cortisol Level. Acta Haematologica 118(2):73-6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6298458

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    Heatstroke is a serious problem and the heatwaves that cause it, claim more lives on average than any other weather event in USA. While generally thought to affect the elderly and the very young, it can affect people of all ages, not just because of the heat in the environment (classic heatstroke) but also because of activity (exertional heatstroke). The problems caused by heatstroke sometimes happen but don't appear clinically, like GI ischemia.

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