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  • Episode 61: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Pt. 1 Ungovernable

    Episode 61: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Pt. 1 Ungovernable
    Nov 20 2024
    Kayla and Venus discuss the catastrophic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, from the initial explosion to the harrowing attempts to contain the damage and the eventual evacuation of Pripyat. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident. (2024). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/chernobyl-bg.html#accident Chernobyl: Chapter I. The site and accident sequence. Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28271/chernobyl-chapter-i-the-site-and-accident-sequence Chernobyl: Chapter IV. Dose estimates. Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28312/chernobyl-chapter-iv-dose-estimates Eisenhower, D. D. (1953). Atoms for Peace. In. www.iaea.org: International Atomic Energy Agency. Higginbotham, A. (2019). Midnight in Chernobyl. Simon & Schuster. High Radiation Doses. (2020). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/health-effects/high-rad-doses.html Kiselev, A. N. (1995). How much nuclear fuel is present in the lavalike fuel-containing mass in the fourth power-generating unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? Atom En, 78(4), 252-255. Medvedev, Z. A. (1990). The Legacy of Chernobyl. New York. Plokhy, S. (2018). Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. Basic Books. Schmid, S. D. (2015). Producing Power. The MIT Press. Thomadsen, B. et al. (2014). Potential Hazard Due to Induced Radioactivity Secondary to Radiotherapy. Health Phys,107(5), 442-460. Use of Potassium Iodide During Radiological Emergencies: Information for the Public. (2017). New York State Department of Health. Retrieved 09 Nov 2024 from https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/radiological/potassium_iodide/information_for_the_public.htm Varnum, J. (2013). 60 Years of Atoms for Peace. Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 01 Nov 2024, from https://www.neimagazine.com/analysis/60-years-of-atoms-for-peace-4164653/?cf-view&cf-closed Webb, A. (2022). Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Stories HBO.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 60: Oxygen

    Episode 60: Oxygen
    Oct 30 2024
    Kayla and Venus explore the vital role of oxygen, the benefits and risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the controversial figures who misuse it for profit. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Acott, C. (1999). A brief history of diving and decompression illness. SPUMS J, 29(2), 98-109. Barrett, S. (2013). David Steenblock Disciplined Repeatedly by California Osteopathic Medical Board. Quackwatch. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://quackwatch.org/cases/board/med/steenblock/steenblock4/ Clarke, R. (2024). Nathanial Henshaw: Not history's pioneering hyperbaric practitioner. Undersea Hyperb Med, 51(2), 107-113. Cooper, J. S., & Hanson, K. C. (2023). Decompression Sickness. StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537264/ Cooper, J. S., Phuyal, P., & Shah, N. (2023). Oxygen Toxicity. Statpearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430743/ Chiropractic Board of Australia v Hooper (Review and Regulation) [2013] VCAT 878, (2013). https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2013/08/04231708/decision.pdf Hancock, J. T. (2022). A brief history of oxygen: 250 years on. Oxygen, 2(1), 31-39. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the Facts. (2021). Retrieved 23 Sep 2024 from https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-get-facts Lalieu, R. C., et. al (2020). Sudden death after oxygen toxicity seizure during hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Case report. Diving Hyperb Med., 50(2), 185-188. McCubbing, G. (2021). 'Alternative' clinic fined $3m for posts. The Senior. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/7536634/alternative-clinic-fined-3m-for-posts/ Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. (2020). In N. Shinomiya & Y. Asai (Eds.), Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy. Springer. Ninokawa, S., & Nordham, K. (2022). Discovery of caisson disease: a dive into the history of decompression sickness. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 35(1), 129-132. Ortega, M. A., et. al (2021). A General Overview on the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Applications, Mechanisms and Translational Opportunities. Medicina (Kaunas), 57(9). Oxymed Australia Pty Ltd and director Malcolm Hooper ordered to pay $3 million for unlawful advertising of hyperbaric oxygen therapy devices. (2021). Therapeutic Goods Administration. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024 from https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/oxymed-australia-pty-ltd-and-director-malcolm-hooper-ordered-pay-3-million-unlawful-advertising-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-devices TGA initiates court proceedings against Oxymed Australia and director Malcolm Hooper for alleged unlawful advertising. (2020). Therapeutic Goods Administration. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024 from https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/tga-initiates-court-proceedings-against-oxymed-australia-and-director-malcolm-hooper-alleged-unlawful-advertising Vinall, F. (2021a). Oxygen chamber clinic Oxymed to keep trading despite patient’s death. News.com. Retrieved 01 Oct 2024, from https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/oxygen-chamber-clinic-oxymed-to-keep-trading-despite-patients-death/news-story/5e46ff15d6f3efce31ac2422ab02479b Vinall, F. (2021b). Rogue ex-doctor’s controversial past uncovered after horror patient death. News.com. Retrieved 02 Oct 2024, from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/rogue-exdoctors-controversial-past-uncovered-after-horror-patient-death/news-story/e04aa74c74521ef6e94ffc61c6a03309 Wilson, A. (2018). Ex-chiro faces Vic court over client death. The North West Star. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/5597160/ex-chiro-faces-vic-court-over-client-death/
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    44 mins
  • Episode 59: Publication Fraud

    Episode 59: Publication Fraud
    Oct 16 2024

    Join Kayla and Venus as they reintroduce themselves with a focus on academic fraud in scientific publications. This episode dives into the history of peer review, the challenges of publishing legitimate research, and the rise of predatory journals and AI-generated fake papers.

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    51 mins
  • Episode 58: Digoxin Pt. 2 The "Foxglove" Murders

    Episode 58: Digoxin Pt. 2 The "Foxglove" Murders
    Oct 2 2024

    In the 1980s and 1990s, one crime family was responsible for the deaths of multiple elderly people across San Francisco. They befriended them, gained their trust, then poisoned them with a "magic salt" and then took their money, but one tenacious private investigator by the name of Fay "Rat Dog Dick" Faron helped bring their crimes to light.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 57: Fen-Phen

    Episode 57: Fen-Phen
    Sep 18 2024
    In the 1990s, a new diet drug combination swept the US, promising an easy way to drop weight quickly. Soon thereafter, Redux joined the ranks, but the fatal side effects would soon come to light when thousands were injured with heart disease and neurotoxicity. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Cohen, E., & McDermott, A. (1998). Who's fat? New definition adopted. CNN. Retrieved 29 Jul 2024, from http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9806/17/weight.guidelines/ Cohen, K. (2003). Fen Phen Nation. Frontline. Retrieved 24 Jul 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/prescription/hazard/fenphen.html Fauber, J., & Fiore, K. (2015). Slippery Slope: Fen-Phen Users Recall a 'Miracle' Turned Nightmare. MedPage Today. Retrieved 05 Aug 2024, from https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/slipperyslope/51044 Fishman, A. P. (1999). Aminorex to Fen/Phen: An epidemic foretold. Circulation, 99, 156-161. Fox, M. (2012). FDA approves weight loss drug, with a new name - Qsymia. NBC News. Retrieved 15 Aug 2024, from https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-weight-loss-drug-new-name-qsymia-flna891310 Halsey, E. (1997). Woman says infant son is fen-phen victim. CNN. Retrieved 05 Aug 1997, from http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9710/10/fen.phen.babies/ Himes, J. H., & Bouchard, C. (1985). Do the new Metropolitan Life Insurance weight-height tables correctly assess body frame and body fat relationships? AJPH, 75(9), 1076-1079. Hutcheson, J. D., Setola, V., Roth, B. L., & Merryman, W. D. (2011). Serotonin receptors and heart valve disease - It was meant 2B. Pharm & Thera, 132(2), 146-157. Johnson, D. B., & Quick, J. (2023). Topiramate and Phentermine. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482165/ Kolata, G. (1997). How Fen-Phen, A Diet 'Miracle,' Rose and Fell. The New York Times. Retrieved 06 Aug 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/23/science/how-fen-phen-a-diet-miracle-rose-and-fell.html Madrigal, A. (2008). New Weight-Loss Drug Like Fen-Phen, But Not As Heart Breaking. Wired. Retrieved 29 Jul 2024, from https://www.wired.com/2008/01/weight-loss-dru/ Mundy, A. (2001). Dispensing With the Truth. St. Martin's Press. Phentermine. (2020). In LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK547916/ The Problem with Fen-Phen. (1998). Retrieved 24 Jul 2024, from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980902053528.htm Samanta, D. (2022). Fenfluramine: A review of pharmacology, clinical efficacy, and safety in epilepsy. Children (Basel), 9(8), 1159. Saul, S. (2005). Fen-Phen Case Lawyers Say They'll Reject Wyeth Offer. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 Aug 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/business/fenphen-case-lawyers-say-theyll-reject-wyeth-offer.html Van Norman, G. A. (2023). Off-label use vs. Off-label marketing of drugs. JACC Basic Tansl Sci, 8(2), 224-233.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 56: E. Coli

    Episode 56: E. Coli
    Sep 4 2024
    In 1992, the northwestern United States was struck by a new human pathogen, which sickened over 700 people and killed four children during an outbreak at Jack in the Box. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Aftermath of a Miracle. (1998). Marler Clark. Retrieved 16 Jul 2024, from https://marlerclark.com/news_events/aftermath-of-a-miracle Altman, L. K. (1982). Stomach Illness Termed Rare Type of Dysentery. The New York Times, 9. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/09/us/stomach-illness-termed-rare-type-of-dysentery.html?searchResultPosition=1 Ameer, M. A., Wasey, A., & Salen, P. (2023). Escherichia coli (e Coli 0157 H7). StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507845/ Beason, T. (1995). $15.6 Million E. Coli-Case Settlment -- Redmond Girl, 12, Survived Poisoning. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 17 Jul 2024, from https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950226&slug=2107052 Benedict, J. (2011). Poisoned. Avid Reader Press. Brianne Kiner - The 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak. Retrieved 17 Jul 2024 from https://billmarler.com/key_case/jack-in-the-box-e-coli-outbreak#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%2073%20different%20Jack%20in,171%20hospitalizations%20and%204%20deaths. Data Summary: Persistent Strain of E. coli O157:H7 (REPEXH01) Linked to Multiple Sources. (2024, 20 Mar 2024). U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 08 Jul 2024 from https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/rep-strain/index.html Escherichia coli (E. coli) Infection. (2019). North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024 from https://epi.dph.ncdhhs.gov/cd/diseases/ecoli.html#:~:text=Each%20year%20in%20the%20United,toxin%2Dproducing%20group%20of%20E. Food Safety and Government Regulation of Coliform Bacteria, (1993). Goetz, G. (2013). Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak: Q & A with Brianne Kiner. Food Safety News. Retrieved 16 Jul 2024, from https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/01/jack-in-the-box-e-coli-outbreak-q-a-with-brianne-kiner/ Hassan, C. (2024). 10 people infected in E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese, CDC says. CNN Health. Retrieved 08 Jul 2024, from https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/16/health/raw-milk-cheese-e-coli-outbreak/index.html Inchingolo, F., Vermesan, D., Inchingolo, A. D., Malcangi, G., Santacroce, L., Scacco, S., Benagiano, V., Girolamo, F., Cagiano, R., Caprio, M., Longo, L., Abbianante, A., Inchingolo, A. M., Dipalma, G., Tarullo, A., & Tattoli, M. (2017). Bedsores successfully treated with topical phenytoin. Acta Biomed, 88(1), 45-48. Kesler, A. (2023). Looking Back: E. coli O157:H7 and the Legacy of Dr. David Theno. Food Safety Magazine. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024, from https://www.food-safety.com/articles/8326-looking-back-ecoli-o157-h7-and-the-legacy-of-dr-david-theno Kevany, S. (2023). E coli from meat behind half a million UTIs in the US every year, study suggests. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/23/e-coli-meat-half-a-million-uti-urniary-tract-infection-us Lew, K. (2011). Food Poisoning: E. coli and the food supply. Rosen Pub. https://archive.org/details/foodpoisoningeco0000lewk/page/6/mode/2up Marler, B. (2024). Publisher's Platform: What you need to know about E. coli during an Outbreak. Food Safety News. Retrieved 08 Jul 2024, from https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/publishers-platform-what-you-need-to-know-about-e-coli-during-an-outbreak/ Metella, H. (2016). Ground beef may need higher cooking temperature to be safe. University of Alberta. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024 from https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2016/06/ground-beef-may-need-higher-cooking-temperature-to-be-safe.html Murano, E. A., Cross, H. R., & Riggs, P. K. (2018). The outbreak that changed meat and poultry inspection systems worldwide. Anim Front, 8(4), 4-8. NORS Dashboard. (2022). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/ Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7: Bulk Organic Walnuts (April 2024). (2024, 01 May 2024). U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Retrieved 08 Jul 2024 from https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o157h7-bulk-organic-walnuts-april-2024 Reza, H. G., & Hubler, S. (1993). Firms Reject Blame in Food Poisoning : Illness: Jack in the Box and Vons officials deny responsibility for contaminated meat. More than 70 have been stricken and a child has died in outbreak. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024, from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-22-mn-1698-story.html Soechtig,...
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • [TEASER] Microdose 41: Heathers (1988)

    [TEASER] Microdose 41: Heathers (1988)
    Aug 14 2024

    Dear Diary: My teen angst bullshit now
    has a body count. In this microdose, we cover the poisons of one of our favorite dark teen comedy movies.

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    5 mins
  • [TEASER] Microdose 40: Knives Out (2019)

    [TEASER] Microdose 40: Knives Out (2019)
    Jul 31 2024

    A mystery is afoot! We loved watching this movie for summer movie night, but this episode seriously debunks the plot.

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    5 mins