Chicago Toxcast

Episode:024:Jan2010

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:11:42 -0600

Tune in for reviews of 5 new articles about Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI), a special review of a 6th mega-article eagerly anticipated by the entire tox world all year long, and of course a brand new Toxcast Puzzler.

Episode:023:Dec2009

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 03:00:37 -0600

Super-sized end of the year episode.
Nine (9) article reviews and a brand new holiday puzzler.

Download R. Dart’s Antidote Guidelines 2009 from Annals of Emergency Medicine

Episode:022:Nov2009

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:00:44 -0600

Episode:021:Oct2009

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:00:46 -0500

Flashback to 1999.
Hear about the newly reborn The Poison Review website and hear a classic Poison Review excerpt featuring Leon Gussow, Steve Aks, and Tim Erickson.

New toxworthy links:
The Poison Review website

Episode:020:Sep2009

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 01:00:24 -0500

NACCT 2009 Preview

Six platform presentation reviews and a brand new Toxcast Puzzler.

Episode:019:Aug2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:21:59 -0500

This month we take a holiday from commonly read toxicology and emergency medicine journals by reviewing six new 2009 toxworthy articles from six different non-tox and non-EM journals.

Episode:018:Jul2009

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:22:55 -0500

Six brand new 2009 case reports to kick off a brand new academic year.

Congratulations to all departing fellows and residents, welcome to all new trainees.

Alex Miller and Scott Sherman: “CRACK EYE”
J Emerg Med 2009;37(1):75

Episode:017:Jun2009

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:11:02 -0500

Abstract review from the SAEM Conference held in New Orleans in May 2009.

Episode:016:May2009

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:21 -0500

Tune in to hear reviews of 6 tox-worthy publications where the world of toxicology unexpectedly meets the world of surgery. Tune in also to hear a brand new puzzler.

Episode:015:Apr2009

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:02 -0500

The Michael Shannon Tribute Episode.
Six classic Shannon articles reviewed and a brand new April puzzler.

Visit the ACMT Shannon Memorial site here

Visit Boston Childrens Hospital Memorial site here

Episode:014:Mar2009

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:00:26 -0600

Tune in to the March Madness episode of the Chicago Toxcast. Six new article reviews, two special guests, one brand new puzzler.

Episode:013:Feb2009

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 01:00:45 -0600

The one-year anniversary episode of the Chicago Toxcast features late-breaking tox news, six article reviews, and a brand new puzzler.

Episode:012:Jan2009

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:00:07 -0600

The 2009 New Year Resolution Episode

6 new article reviews, 6 New Year’s resolutions, January tox history, and of course a brand new puzzler.

Vincent van Gogh: “The Drinkers” 1890.

Episode:011:Dec2008

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:30:42 -0600

Welcome to the December episode of the CHICAGO TOXCAST.

Six new article reviews, holiday tox music, and a brand new puzzler.

If you have any questions or comments about this program, write us at chicagotoxcast@gmail.com or contact us directly by selecting the email button on the main page.

Episode:010:Nov2008

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 00:01:31 -0500

NACCT abstract review, Part II.

Sean Bryant, MD (Cook County Hospital) and Mark B. Mycyk, MD (Boston Medical Center) review abstracts presented at the 2008 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) held in Toronto in September. Tune in also for a brand new CHICAGO TOXCAST puzzler.

All NACCT 2008 abstracts are published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, Volume 46, Number 7, August 2008.

Episode:009:Oct2008

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:03 -0500

NACCT abstract review, Part I.

Sean Bryant, MD (Cook County Hospital) and Mark B. Mycyk, MD (Boston Medical Center) review abstracts presented at the 2008 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) held in Toronto in September. Tune in also for a brand new CHICAGO TOXCAST puzzler.

All NACCT 2008 abstracts are published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, Volume 46, Number 7, August 2008.

Episode:008

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:28 -0500

Welcome to the September episode of the CHICAGO TOXCAST, a monthly program focusing on anything and everything that is tox-worthy.

September is a busy month, since many listeners plan to attend the NACCT conference September 11-16 in Toronto. Tune in for an abbreviated episode...of course it includes a brand new puzzler.

For more information about NACCT, visit www.clintox.org .

Episode:007

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:11 -0500

Welcome to the August episode of the CHICAGO TOXCAST.

This episode features Toxikin panelists
James Rhee, MD: University of Chicago
Mark Mycyk, MD: Boston Medical Center

Tune in to hear an entire episode dedicated to Tox-in-the-News. Included also are 6 article reviews and a brand new puzzler .

If you have any questions or comments about this program, write us at chicagotoxcast@gmail.com or contact us directly by selecting the email button on the main page.

Episode:006

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:52 -0500

Welcome to the July episode of the monthly CHICAGO TOXCAST.

This episode features Toxikin panelists
Sean Bryant, MD: Cook County Hospital
Jenny Lu, MD: Cook County Hospital
Mark Mycyk, MD: Boston Medical Center

Tune in to hear six brand new tox-worthy reviews, new tox tunes, tox-in-the-news, and a challenging new puzzler .

If you have any questions or comments about this program, write us at chicagotoxcast@gmail.com or contact us directly by selecting the email button on the main page.

Episode:005

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:31 -0500

Welcome to the June episode of the monthly CHICAGO TOXCAST.

This month’s episode features reviews of scientific tox-worthy abstracts presented in Washington, DC May 29-June 1 at the annual SAEM conference.

Also featured are new tox tunes, the answer to last month’s puzzler, and of course a brand new puzzler.

If you have any questions or comments about this program, write us at chicagotoxcast@gmail.com or contact us directly by selecting the email button on the main page.

To the left, Ernie Wang MD shows off his children’s Aqua Dots toys. The toxic potential of this product is featured in review #3 on this month’s program.