[MR] muscle cream death

[schnauzer2 at cox.net]

The active ingredient always move through the skin.  That is how the muscle creams work.  This girl had an unknown condition that prevented her system from metabolizing and excreting the active ingredient.  It slowly built up to a toxic level.  Had she had a blood work done it would likely have shown some unusual values and sparked a doctors concern.  Unfortunately, she was a very healthy athlete and had no need for regular blood test.  Most medications, R x or OTC can be very harmful in greatly elevated doses, which is why everyone should have regular physicals and stuff and be very careful about mixing meds (especially OTC) and many will cause other to build u[p to dangerous levels.

Sian
(Nicole Miller)
---- rabbit <rbbtslyr at compoirum.net> wrote: 

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The main active ingredient, is extremely toxic when ingested, and if
enough moved through the skin barrier it could easily kill which is what
they think happened.

Kirk

 On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 10:17 -0400, Roy B Scherer wrote:
> At 05:21 AM 6/10/2007 -0700, Becky McEllistrem wrote:
> >I don't think this is a hoax.  Please use all meds
> >with caution.
> >http://channels.netscape.ca/news/article.adp?id=20070609100809990010
> 
> No reason to think that it's a hoax.  At the risk of straying OT on this list,
> please let me share a few bits of hard-learned lore with you all.
> 
> The "father of pharmacology", Paracelcius, said (in period, no less):
>          "The dose makes the poison."
> 
> Many people forget this basic principle.  ANY substance that affects the
> way your body works can be harmful in sufficient amounts.  That includes
> substances that are generally considered "inert", "safe" or even "essential".
>          Inert substances such as atmospheric nitrogen or argon can kill
> you if there's a great enough concentration to displace essential oxygen.
>          OTC substances kill people every year; try doing a search on:
> aspirin fatal overdose
>          We have repeated instances of hospitalization, and at least two
> deaths, for overdoses of just plain WATER!  Too much of it upsets the
> electrolyte balance of the body . . . and you die.
> 
> Now, this isn't intended as a course in "Pharmacology 101", so I've left
> many important ideas unexpressed, but I do want to plead with you:
>          Please, guys, DO remember that you can hurt yourselves
>          even with allegedly "safe" things.   Moderation in all things.
> -- Britton
> 
> end
> 
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