toxicology

Examines the effects of both beneficial and potentially damaging psychoactive drugs on the human brain.

An eminent allergist and pediatrician describes the behavior disturbances and learning disabilities caused by artificial food flavors and colors.

Author writes of an 8 year investigation of how selenium concentrations were responsible for the poisoning of a California wildlife refuge and other areas of the west.

Explores the varied types of mental illnesses, their symptoms, and their treatment. Also discusses the reactions certain drugs induce that closely resemble those of mental disturbances.

"Paul Brodeur discusses the threats to health cauaed by asbestos and by the enzymes used in laundyr products.".

Discusses about thirty poisonous plants, their toxic effects on humans and animals, and how they can be used beneficially.

Presents facts about the effects of pesticides on the environment, health and genetics.