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BCTOX Apr 2(4) 431-455 complete issue (Click here to download the complete issue)

  1. Cover page
  2. Trevor DJ Dummer. The challenges to public health of arsenic in well water BCTOX 2(4) 433-434
  3. BCTOX. Marine biotoxins monitoring 2019 2(4) 435-439
  4. BCTOX. Fentanyl crisis & public interest 2019 1(4) 440-441
  5. BCTOX’s Toxicology News and Views (Surveillance Apr 2019)
  6. Reza Afshari. The assassination of Alexander the Great. Solve the Mystery 
  7. Announcements
  8. — The Oxford word of the year for 2018 is “Toxic“
  9. — Bio-monitoring; Bio-markers lead and mercury by the labs is reportable now
  10. — Call for the decriminalization of illicit drugs 
  11. — New carbon tax has been announced in British Columbia1  2
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Past issues:

Jan 2019 1(4): 406-430 (Click here to download the complete issue) 

— Cover page

  1. Angela Hofstra. A message from the President of the Society of Toxicology of Canada
  2. Paul Hasselback; The return of the Blob. A case study in holistic ecology
  3. Kay Teschke; Jobs, individuals, asbestos exposure and doubt science
  4. BCTOX; Shifting pattern of bio-toxins on the west coast BC (Jan 2017-Jan 2019) 
  5. BCTOX’s Toxicology News Surveillance Jan 2019
  6. Reza Afshari; Solve the Mystery. Mercury Poisoning, Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China and his Terracotta Army
  7. Announcements
  8. The Oxford word of the year for 2018 is “Toxic”
  9. Bio-monitoring; Bio-markers lead and mercury by the labs is reprortable now
  10. –— Bio-monitoring- Gagandeep Dhillon; Blood concentrations of lead and mercury in British Columbia (2009-2010)- A student report from the past 
  11. —Bio-monitoring; Adriana Kanlic; Smoking increases blood cadmium – A student report from the past 
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—  Nov 2018 11(3): 382 -404
  1.  Toxicology News Surveillance System in BC 2018 11(3) 382-384
  2. Environmental toxicology & eco-toxicities– Marine biotoxins monitoring BCTOX 2018 11(3) 385-391 
  3. Regulatory toxicology – Medication, food and products recall BCTOX 2018 11(3) 392
  4. Forensic Toxicology – fentanyl crisis & public interest 2018 11(3) 393-394
  5. Franklin’s adventures on occupational and environmental toxicology BCTOX 2018 11(3) 395-398
  6. Solve the mystery -Toxic hazards that come with Santa BCTOX 2018 11(3) 399-402
  7. Smoking and heavy metals in newcommers BCTOX 1(3) 403-404
  8. Announcements BCTOX 2018 11(3) 405
  9. BCTOX 2018 11(3) 382 – 405
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— Sep 2018 9(3): 363- 381
  1. Marine biotoxins monitoring in BC
  2. Medication, food & product recalls in BC
  3. Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, a report from Alaska
  4. Novichok, Russian spy  & public health
  5. Solve the mystery; What poison killed Hamlet? Halloween surprise for Shakespeare lovers!  BCTOX 2018 Sep 9(3):378-37
  6. Announcements & legalisation of Cannabis
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— Aug – 2018 7&8(3): 296
International Overdose Awareness Day
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— June – 2018 6(3): 268-295
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  1. Title page 2018 6(3)268
  2. Toxicology News Surveillance System 2018 6(3)269-72                       –  Six time higher suicide rates among First Nations youth               –  Vancouver’s drug problem is a student problem too                         –  Less standing water means fewer mosquito bites (Interior H)    –  Northern Health had the highest rate of suicide deaths in BC    –  No regular lead testing for drinking water in daycares (Coastal H) –  Toxic shock syndrome killed teenager from Island Health
  3. Clinical Toxicology and DPIC 2018 6(3)273-4                                           – 226 deaths were averted by take-home naloxone
  4. Forensic Toxicology & Fentanyl Crisis 2018 6(3) 275-76                     – 109 deaths in a month
  5. FOOD Recall 2018 6(3)277  
  6. Marine biotoxins monitoring 2018 6(3) 278-82                                      – ↑Saxitoxin and ↑Okadaic acid
  7. Public Interest Surveilance 2018 6(3)283-91                                             – ↓ in fentanyl and ↑ in cannabis
  8. Solve the Mystery Andrée balloon expedition to the North Pole 2018 6(3)292-3 – Botulism, lead poisoning, CO poisoning
  9. Announcements BCTOX 2018 4&5(3)294-5
  10. – 50th Annual Symposium of The Society of Toxicology of Canada  

 

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— May – 2018 4&5(3): 243-267
— Download the complete issue 2018 4&5(3);243-267
  1. List of contents 243
  2. Environmental Toxicology in BC Regions 244-6 :  First Nations Health –  Fraser Health –  Interior Health –  Northern Health –  Vancouver Coastal Health –  Vancouver Island Health
  3. Clinical Toxicology and DPIC 247-8
  4. Forensic Toxicology & Fentanyl Crisis 2018 249-50
  5. Occupational Toxicology 251
  6. Eco-toxicity, Climate change & Air 252-3
  7. Food recalls 254
  8. Marine biotoxins monitoring 255-8
  9. Soil and water contamination and spills 259
  10. Public Interest Surveillance 261-3  
  11. Solve the Mystery Mithridates VI 2018 4&5(3)264-6
  12. Announcements 267 
  13. — Download the complete issue 2018 4&5(3);243-267
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— March – 2018 3(3): 210-242
1. Title page BCTOX 3(3) 210
2. Population & Env Toxicology BC Regions; 211-215                         –   2.1. First Nation Populations Tox-Health; 2011-212                      –   2. 2. Fraser Tox Health; 212-213                                                                    –   2.3. Interior Tox-Health; 213
–   2.4. Northern Tox-Health; 213-214                                                                  –   2.5. Vancouver Coastal Tox-Health; 214                                                          –   2.6. Vancouver Island Tox-Health; 214-215
3. Clinical Toxicology and DPIC; 216
4. Forensic Toxicology & Fentanyl Crisis BCTOX; 217-218              5. Occupational Toxicology; 219                                                                       6. Eco-toxicity, CLIMATE CHANGE & AIR; 220-221                            7. Toxic exposure mediated via:                                                                          –   7.1. FOOD and MARINE BIO-TOXINS; 222-223                               –   7.2. SOIL, SPILLS and WATER; 224                                                                 –   7.3. PRODUCTS 225-226                                                                                      8. Regulatory Toxicology; 227-229                                                                  9. Tuberculosis and Toxic exposures; 230-231                                            10. Legal Toxicology; 232-233                                                                                11. Toxicology Surveillance; Shifts in Public Interest 234-236   12.Summary of published articles; 237-238  – 412,000 annual deaths is due to lead exposure in the US alone                                   13.Solve the Mystery; life & death of Socrates 239-241
14. Announcements; 242
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Afshari R. Solve the mystery What poison killed Hamlet BCTOX 2018 9(3) 378-379   https://bit.ly/2Oy3LPf

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Reza Afshari, Ph.D.,  Expert Toxicologist and Epidemiologist                                                           Clinical Professor; Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, SPPH, UBC                                                                                                             — Postgraduate Course – SPPH – 533, Toxicology in Public Health – Risk Assessment                                                                                    Reza.Afshari@ubc.ca   Afsahrireza@yahoo.com

Google Scholar | PubMed | ResearchGate | LinkedIn | Twitter             Dr. Reza Afshari – WHO                                                                                                  Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology President (2011-14) Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology Editor-in-Chief (2012-21)  The World Academy of Sciences – Young Scientist  (TWAS – 2007) GYA – South Africa – Young Scientists Ambassador– 2011

Recent Publications  

Afshari R. We need to collect data on race, ethnicity, and community in pandemics. BMJ. 2021 Jan 7;372:n29.

Shojaeian R, … Afshari R, …  Bioavailability of rectal acetaminophen in children following anorectal surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jun 27;S0022-3468(20)30452-8.

Piagno H, Afshari R. Mercury from Crematoriums: Human Health Risk Assessment and Estimate of Total Emissions in British Columbia. Can J Public Health. 2020 Dec;111(6):1011-1019.

Afshari R, et. al.,  Very low dose naltrexone in opioid detoxification: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety. Toxicol Res. 2019 Nov 21;36(1):21-27. eCollection 2020 Jan

Afshari R. Indoor air quality and severity of COVID-19: where communicable and non-communicable preventive measures meet. 2020. Asia Pacific J Med Toxicol 9 (1), 1-2.

Andrade F, Afshari R. Environmental and Ecological Extra Challenges in Minority Populations; a Tale of Toxic Exposures among First Nation Populations. 2019. In press.

Farkhondeh T, Afshari R, Mehrpour O, Samarghandian S. Mercury and Atherosclerosis: Cell Biology, Pathophysiology, and Epidemiological Studies. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2019 Sep 16.

Jonasson ME, Spiegel SJ, Thomas S, Yassi A, Wittman H, Takaro T, Afshari R, Markwick M, Spiegel JM. Oil pipelines and food sovereignty: a threat to health equity for Indigenous communities. J Public Health Policy. 2019 40(4):504-517.

Yau B, Afshari R, et al Human health implications following the detection of oxycodone in mussels collected in Washington state.. BCMJ, July August 2019 61 (6) 263,267.

Afshari R, Poisonous mushrooms: Macro features matter! BCMJ, July August 2019 61(6) 237-238 (letter).

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