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| − | Hormesis is a medical term that notes that many substances show positive effects to health at low dosages, but are dangerous at high dosages. Most drugs fall into this category. <ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1897/07-541.1</ref>. Hormesis was discovered by Hugo Schulz, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Greifsalf in the mid 1880's. He discovered that formic acid (which would kill yeast at high doses) was helpful in their growth at very low dosages. This discovery was so surprising, that he and his assistants checked, and rechecked their results before publishing. | + | Hormesis is a medical term that notes that many substances show positive effects to health at low dosages, but are dangerous at high dosages. Most drugs fall into this category. <ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1897/07-541.1</ref>. Hormesis was discovered by Hugo Schulz, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Greifsalf in the mid 1880's. He discovered that formic acid (which would kill yeast at high doses) was helpful in their growth at very low dosages. This discovery was so surprising, that he and his assistants checked, and rechecked their results for a couple of years before publishing. |
Another example, the drug aspirin (salicylate acid), is helpful at low doses, but at high doses is lethal. (In 2004, there were 20,000 cases of moderate aspirin poisoning and 43 deaths.) <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylate_poisoning</ref> | Another example, the drug aspirin (salicylate acid), is helpful at low doses, but at high doses is lethal. (In 2004, there were 20,000 cases of moderate aspirin poisoning and 43 deaths.) <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylate_poisoning</ref> | ||
There is overwhelming evidence that very low levels of radiation are helpful to human health. <ref>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2477686/</ref> | There is overwhelming evidence that very low levels of radiation are helpful to human health. <ref>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2477686/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 17 November 2025
Hormesis is a medical term that notes that many substances show positive effects to health at low dosages, but are dangerous at high dosages. Most drugs fall into this category. [1]. Hormesis was discovered by Hugo Schulz, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Greifsalf in the mid 1880's. He discovered that formic acid (which would kill yeast at high doses) was helpful in their growth at very low dosages. This discovery was so surprising, that he and his assistants checked, and rechecked their results for a couple of years before publishing.
Another example, the drug aspirin (salicylate acid), is helpful at low doses, but at high doses is lethal. (In 2004, there were 20,000 cases of moderate aspirin poisoning and 43 deaths.) [2]
There is overwhelming evidence that very low levels of radiation are helpful to human health. [3]
