Chemical agents

Articles

• mercury
  15 April 2005

  Mercury poisoning (also known as hydrargaria or mercurialism) is a disease caused by exposure to mercury or its compounds. Mercury (chemical symbol Hg) is a heavy metal which occurs in several forms, all of which can produce toxic effects in high enough doses. Its zero oxidation state Hg0 exists as vapor or as liquid metal, its mercurous state Hg+ exists as inorganic salts, and its mercuric state Hg2+ may form either inorganic salts or organomercury compounds; the three groups vary in (...)

• tobacco use
  31 May 2004

  Use of tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and snuff, is associated with more mortality and morbidity than any other personal, environmental, or occupational exposure.
  Cigarette smoking contributes to 440,000 premature deaths per year in the United States, resulting in an annual economic loss of $157 billion from health-related costs. Lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory disease account for most of the deaths related to smoking.
  Beginning in (...)

• asbestos
  15 March 2004

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  Images
  Asbestosis - Extensive fibrosis of pleura and lung parenchyma.
  Asbestosis - Fibrous pleural plaque.
  Asbestosis - Pleural fibrosis & calcification.
  Asbestosis - Asbestos bodies.
  Asbestosis - Asbestos body.
  Asbestosis and non-small cell lung carcinoma, NOS.
  Pathology
  asbestos-associated diseases asbestos-associatedpulmonary diseases
  asbestos-associated cancers asbestos-associated mesothelioma
  Localization
  pleural asbestosis
  pulmonary asbestosis (...)

• carbon tetrachloride
  30 January 2006

  Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)

• ethanol
  22 November 2004

  alcohol
  Pathology
  ethanol toxicity hepatic toxicity : alcohol liver disease steatosis alcoholic hepatitis alcoholic cirrhosis
  See also
  alcoholism
  References
  Seitz HK, Stickel F. Molecular mechanisms of alcohol-mediated carcinogenesis. Nat Rev Cancer. 2007 Aug;7(8):599-612. PMID: #17646865#
  Bennett B, Downing C, Parker C, Johnson TE. Mouse genetic models in alcohol research. Trends Genet. 2006 Jul;22(7):367-74. PMID: (...)

• dioxin
  19 January 2005

  Pathology (Dioxin toxicity)

• cannabinoids
  31 May 2004

  References
  Guzman M. Cannabinoids: potential anticancer agents. Nat Rev Cancer. 2003 Oct;3(10):745-55. PMID: #14570037#