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26 May 2009, 3 Sivan 5769
Contents:
1. Interesting Lecture on the Oral Law
in Judaism
2. Hidden Jews, Marranos:
Sources
3. Eating Seafood That Contains Toxic Substances Can Affect The Nervous System
1. Interesting Lecture on the Oral Law
in Judaism
Rational Approach to the Divinity of the Oral Tradition
Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen
http://www.simpletoremember.com/authors/a/rabbi-lawrence-kelemen/
Audio Play: Free Download
2. Hidden Jews,
Marranos:
Sources
http://www.cryptojews.com/Articles.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/marrano
3. Eating Seafood That Contains Toxic
Substances Can Affect The Nervous System
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050326002349.htm
ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2005) ? Eating seafood containing toxic substances can
have serious neurological as well as gastrointestinal effects, reveals a review
in the April issue of THE LANCET NEUROLOGY.
In parts of the Pacific, the number of cases of marine poisoning exceeds 1200
per 100,000 people per year. Although most of the burden of marine poisoning is
in rural coastal communities, many people who live outside these communities, or
travel to them, are presenting to their doctors with acute or ongoing effects
after eating seafood.
Geoffrey Isbister (Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia) and colleagues
reviewed data on the neurological syndromes associated with the ingestion of
common marine toxins. Their article details the three major clinical syndromes
that present after the consumption of seafood containing toxic substances:
ciguatera, puffer fish (tetrodotoxin) poisoning, and shellfish poisoning.
Ciguatera poisoning causes both gastrointestinal and neurological effects and
previous studies suggest the proportion of each type is regionally dependent.
Neurological effects predominate in the Indo-Pacific region whereas
gastrointestinal ones predominate in the Caribbean. Many fish have been
associated with ciguatera poisoning, including large tropical fish, such as
moray eels. Puffer fish poisoning results from the ingestion of fish containing
tetrodotoxin and is the commonest lethal marine poisoning. It mainly occurs in
southeast Asia and most commonly in Japan where puffer fish fillet (fugu) is a
delicacy. Neurological effects vary depending on the severity of poisoning but
can include numbness, slurred speech, incoordination, and paralysis. Shellfish
poisoning makes up about 1.1% of food-borne illness in the USA. Three major
neurological toxic syndromes result from shellfish poisoning: paralytic,
neurotoxic, and amnesic.
Dr Isbister concludes: "Description of the common neurotoxic marine poisonings
is important for increased awareness of these syndromes. However, prevention of
potentially life-threatening poisoning is key and clearly, people should
exercise caution whenever confronted with a plate of exotic shellfish or large
tropical fish. Travellers should consult appropriate medical travel information
services for region and season specific information."
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