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Nearly impossible to OD on drug she took

A leading toxicologist said it would be nearly impossible to overdose on the homeopathic medicine Traumeel.

Alexa Ray Joel, 23, was rushed to the hospital after taking several pills.

"Nothing would happen because there's nothing in it," said Dr. Lewis Nelson, a toxicologist at NYU Medical Center.

Traumeel contains 12 biological ingredients, including several plants that are known to be toxic, and two mineral substances, according to Traumeel.com.

But homeopathic medicines are so diluted, they often end up not even containing the original ingredients.

"So basically you'd be taking more of nothing," Nelson said, adding that he still recommends following the instructions on the bottle.

In 1997, it became the first homeopathic medicine to be listed in the Physicians' Desk Reference. »

NASA Is About to Make a Big Announcement About a New Mission to "Touch The Sun"

Authored by sciencealert.com

Our world has since grown ever more dependent on a network of technology – both in orbit and on our planet's surface – that's vulnerable to a threat we barely understand.

"The biggest leap in technology of this mission is the heat shield," Tucker explained to ScienceAlert.

While there are hypotheses as to why this radical heating occurs, more evidence could establish the cause. »

'Arrested Development' star Will Arnett says the new season will be structured 'much like the original'

Authored by businessinsider.com

The new season will be structured "much like the original broadcast series," he added.

Arnett was speaking to Business Insider about Timyo, a time-saving e-mail app in which he's an investor and advisor.

His comments were in response to a question about the biggest criticism of the fourth season of "Arrested Development," which aired on Netflix in 2013. »

Portland MAX hero's last words: 'Tell everyone on this train I love them'

Authored by oregonlive.com

At one point, the train operator got on the loudspeaker, saying something like whoever is creating the disturbance needed to exit the train immediately, Macy said.

Namkai-Meche turned back toward Christian and briskly walked over to him, and loudly implored him, "You need to get off this train.

Before he was carried away, he had a last message, she said: "Tell everyone on this train I love them. »

British Airways boss ‘tries to gag staff’ over IT failure which hit 300,000 passengers after ‘inexperienced staff outsourced to India didn’t know to launch back up system’

Authored by thesun.co.uk

THE British Airways boss is alleged to have tried to “gag staff” over the IT meltdown which hit 300,000 passengers – as inexperienced staff in India didn’t know how to launch the back up system, it has been claimed.

“I don’t feel he has the depth of knowledge required to inject radical competitive new thinking into the up-market British Airways brand.

The GMB union said it all could have been avoided if "greedy" bosses hadn't outsourced IT work to India. »