Practical aspects of genetic identification of hallucinogenic and other poisonous mushrooms for clinical and forensic purposes.

Aim: To assess the usefulness of a DNA-based method for identifying mushroom species for application in forensic laboratory practice.

Methods: Two hundred twenty-one samples of clinical forensic material (dried mushrooms, food remains, stomach contents, feces, etc) were analyzed. ITS2 region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) was sequenced and the sequen-ces were compared with reference sequences collected from the National Center for Biotechnology Information gene bank (GenBank).

Interaction between blood selenium concentration and a levels of oxidative stress and antioxidative capacity in healthy children.

The study aimed at defining the relationship between blood selenium concentration (Se-B) and levels of oxidative stress and antioxidative capacity in healthy children. The studies were conducted on 337 children (mean age: 8.53±1.

[Plasma lipid concentration in smoking and nonsmoking male adults treated from alcohol addiction].

Alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking affect plasma lipid levels and are both independent risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. Alcohol and nicotine addictions are more common among man than women in Poland. The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in plasma lipid levels after cessation of heavy drinking in smoking and nonsmoking Polish male adults.

[Medical analytical toxicology in Poland in year 2012].

There are 12 centers of acute poisoning treatment and 9 round the clock toxicological laboratories. Most of the laboratories access evidence of activity run by National Clinical Toxicology Consultant. The paper presents actual status of medical toxicology laboratories in Poland and summarizes activity of the laboratories in the year 2012.

[Plasma fibrinogen concentration in smoking and nonsmoking patients treated from alcohol addiction].

Cigarette smoking is common among persons addicted to alcohol. Both tobacco smoking and alcohol binge drinking are risk factors of many cardiovascular conditions. The risk of cardiovascular events decreases after alcohol cessation.