Halloween in the Medical Literature.

If one searches for the term “Halloween” in Pubmed, the database for the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, a few articles (out of 53) are related to psychiatry:

Quite a few are related to insects, usually in reference to Halloween genes.

There are also a couple of articles related to a specific breed of pumpkin. (”Pumpkin” is such a cute word!)

Some of the most interesting are related to emergency medicine:

The radiologists opine, too: Should we X-ray Halloween candy?

The CDC published two pieces:

And some seem fairly random: ‘Halloween diarrhea’. An unexpected trick of sorbitol-containing candy.

For non-medical Halloween literature, here are some spooky stories.

Enjoy your Halloween and be safe: Don’t throw eggs, wear goggles, don’t accept any caramel apples, but don’t bother to X-ray your candy, and don’t eat too much candy, either. Don’t set things on fire, avoid crossing streets if you can, but if you must, look both ways before doing so, and keep your id in check.

30 Oct 2007