Sunday, October 21, 2007

Where carbon monoxide poisoning helps?




You thought that carbon monoxide is an evil gas that kills silently.This odourless and colorless “silent killer” is not always satanic.
It has been studied on rats that it could benefit
in multiple sclerosis.And recently it’s possible use in transplantation of organs has been reported.
Through the injection of certain protein concoction,
a disease similar to multiple sclerosis was produced in mice.They were then divided into two groups.One of the groups was put in carbon monoxide chamber for a certain
period in a specific concentration of carbon monoxide.This treated group showed better mobility than the control untreated one.

Some say that it helps against the generation of
harmful free radicals.It is said to help in organ transplantation by helping against reperfusion injury
to the transplanted organ.It calms down the scourge of
immunological attack as well.Here again it may be by
its role of countering free radicals.
Its use in the packaging of meat products is quite
well known.Basically it combines with haemoglobin to
form carboxyhaemoglobin.This gives the meat a fresh
red look.It has been approved by FDA.Some criticize
it as it seems to mask spoilage.But FDA stand by
their approval contending that it does not mask the bad
odour of spoilage.
In conclusion I would say that carbon monoxide
remains one of the most common fatal poisoning in several
countries.Last year, in december, the use of generators and
charcoal grill triggered by power outages in western Washington, had been reported to have caused several
people to undergo hyperbaric oxygen treatment in hospitals.Several more such cases of carbon monoxide poisoning has emerged in the past.The video above will
give you some insight into this “SILENT KILLER”

1 comments:

teri renee blehm said...

I WAS EXPOSED TO C-O IN 1995.

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