When I was first hired by Alberta Agriculture as a diagnostic plant pathologist, I was told I would be primarily responsible for barley, oat, wheat and ...

To the interesting and comprehensive review by Wennig et al. (1), it may be added that ergot alkaloids (such as ergotamine) (2) can also be included among the mushroom poisons. The ergot ...

Ergot alkaloids were the first antimigraine drugs available. Dihydroergotamine (DHE) is an ergotamine analog (Figure 3). DHE is administered as a nasal spray form (Migranal®, Valeant ...

Unsurprisingly, it didn’t help. Modern scientists suggest that it might have been caused by the toxic products of the ergot ...

It read as if written during an extended bout of ergot poisoning. It sent my mind in impossible directions, and I recommend it to children of all ages whose sensibilities are ready to be similarly and ...

Prior to that discovery in 1909, another fungal metabolite called Ergothioneine (ERGO), a naturally occurring amino acid that contains a sulfur atom on the imidazole ring, was discovered in Ergot ...

Uncontrolled high blood pressure Heart problems Stroke Ergot derivatives. Ergotamine and dihydroergotamine work like triptans. A doctor may recommend ergots in rare cases, like if you have a ...

they injected guinea pigs with a powerful stimulant extracted from the parasitic fungus ergot and showed that the animals had the same symptoms—such as shortness of breath and inflammation ...

An app that speeds up the grain grading process for farmers is gaining momentum, in large part to support from the Canadian ...

If an emergency occurs in your community, it may take emergency response teams some time to reach you. You should be prepared to take care of yourself and your family with basic supplies for a ...

There are three classes of drugs for migraine: over-the-counter analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute mild migraine, specific prescription drugs (triptans and ergot ...