History of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Toxicology in Antiquity II

Table of Contents

1. Murder, Execution and Suicide in Ancient Greece and Rome 2. Chemical and Biological Warfare in Antiquity 3. Anthropogenic Air Pollution in Ancient Times 4. Poisoning in Ancient Rome: Images and Rules 5. Snake as a Symbol of Toxicology in Ancient Greece and Roman Empires 6. Drugs, Suppositories and Cult Worship in Antiquity 7. Kohl Use in Anquity: Effects on the Eye 8. "Gleaming and Deadly White:" Toxic Cosmetics in the Roman World 9. Poisonous Medicine in Ancient China 10. The Venomous Virgin: Fact or Fantasy? 11. Mushroom Intoxication and Religion in Mesoamerica 12. Entheogens in Ancient Times: Wine and the Rituals of Dionysus 13. Entheogens (Psychedelic Drugs) and the Ancient Mystery Religions

Authors

Philip Wexler Retired, National Library of Medicine (NLM), Bethesda, MD, USA. Philip Wexler retired from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) after a long and eminent federal career in its Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program. While there, he participated in and led intra- and inter-agency teams in the development, enhancement, and maintenance of a broad array of toxicology databases, taking advantage of continuously evolving information technologies. He collaborated on the development of the World Library of Toxicology, the ToxLearn educational tutorial, the Toxicology History Room, and the Toxicology History Association. Mr. Wexler served as Editor-in-Chief for all five editions of Information Resources in Toxicology and served in the same role for editions 1-3 of the Encyclopedia of Toxicology, and the ongoing monographic series, History of Toxicology and Environmental Health, all Elsevier publications. A 4th edition of the Encyclopedia is being planned. In addition, he is co-editor of the book, Chemicals, Environment, Health: A Global Management Perspective and the journal, Global Security: Health Science and Policy, both published by Taylor and Francis. He has authored numerous technical journal articles related to toxicology informatics, education, communications, and history, and chaired sessions, lectured and taught widely on these subjects throughout the globe. Mr. Wexler has been a strong advocate of toxicology public outreach and has organized events at various venues to enhance the public's understanding of the role of toxicology in society and people's lives. He is a trustee of the Toxicology Education Foundation and past chair of the Society of Toxicology's World Wide Web Advisory Team. He is a recipient of the NLM Regents Award for Scholarly or Technical Achievement, the Society of Technical Communications's Distinguished Technical Communication Award, and the Society of Toxicology's Public Communications Award.