Poisonous Mushrooms

WATCH: Toxic Foods We Eat Everyday

Posted 03.20.2012

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Yes, most of the foods on this list need to be eaten in massive amounts to cause a reaction; however toxins are present in these everyday foods and ca...

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Poisonous Shrooms Kill Australian Chef And His Assistant

AP | Posted 01.06.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- A chef and assistant from China died after eating poisonous mushrooms in a meal they prepared for a private dinner at a restaur...

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Two Die From New Year's Meal Of Poisonous Mushrooms

Posted 01.05.2012

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A New Year's meal in Canberra, Australia turned deadly for two people on New Year's Eve after they ingested death cap mushrooms. Chef Liu Jun, 38, of ...

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Your Yard Might Be Home to the "Vomiter" Mushroom

Jason Salzman | Posted 10.26.2011

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It's mushroom season in Denver again. This year, one large mushroom, with off-white little scales on top and greenish "gills" under the cap, is plentiful, despite the record heat. It's called the "Vomiter" because, if you eat it...

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Mushroom Hunter 'Massacre' Claims 18 Lives In Italy

Posted 05.25.2011

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A bountiful Italian mushroom season has turned deadly, claiming the lives of at least 18 people in recent weeks. According to Italy's La Repubblica ...

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Telluride Mushroom Festival: Worth The Trip?

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Telluride Institute's annual Mushroom Festival starts Thursday, spreading an appreciation for all things fungi. 2010 marks the 30th anniversary o...

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Tiny Mushrooms Blamed For 400 Deaths In SW China

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 11.17.2011

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BEIJING — Every year during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardia...

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Why Don't Patients Take Their Meds?

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD

A good chunk of those beautifully printed, fully legible prescriptions never make it to the drug store to be converted into actual pills.

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The Crazy World Of Mushrooms (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are estimated to be more than 140,000 species of mushrooms in existence, but only about 10 percent of those have been identified. Of that percen...

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