Ancient Roman Lead Poisoning
Your name:
Ian Marshman
Entry:
The Ancient Romans knew lead was poisonous but saw the advantages of piped water as being worth the risk as long as the water was kept moving.
DNA on car?
Your name:
Stuart Gould
Entry:
Jack Ashby's bacterial culture experiments made me wonder if there might be detectable DNA traces on the car from the poisoned child.
Rapunzel Syndrome
Entry:
In the fairytale Rapunzel the wife has an abnormal craving for green shoots called rapunzels. She makes her husband climb a wall into a sorceress' garden to retrieve them.
DNA and the HTA
Your name:
Jack Ashby
Entry:
Even if it were possible to collect and amplify any DNA on the car (ethically or technically), it would not be possible to attribute it to the boy unless you had a verified sample of his DNA to mat
Eating chalk (geophagy)
Your name:
Hannah Still
Entry:
I have a strong personal recollection of the desire to consume chalk. This desire affected me in primary school, roughly from the age of 7 to 11.
Ladybird book 1960's 'People at work' The Nurse
Your name:
Julie and Theo Brixey-Williams
Entry:
Insight into life on the children's ward in the 1960's ? Ladybird book 'People at Work' The Nurse
Harmful foreign bodies or material
Your name:
Stuart Gould
Entry:
The toy car and clinical history triggered memories of 3 cases in the past with which I had direct contact or knowledge:
Thoughts on lead poisoning and Object
Your name:
Stuart Gould
Entry:
A number of questions arise from the “Clinical” section relating to the toy car.
Hannah Montana Lead Poisoning Scare
Your name:
Brian Lobel
Entry:
In March 2008, the Center for Environmental Health in the United States discovered that a number of toys based on the immensely popular Hannah Montana franchise contained lead.
