But a lot of information out there on geothermal heating and cooling is based on outdated information, or outright myths. In our new book Modern Geothermal HVAC Engineering and Control Applications (Egg/Cunniff/Orio-McGraw-Hill 2013), co-authors Greg Cunniff, Carl Orio and I bust many of these myths.
SIDE EFFECTS. Belladonna may cause drowsiness, dry mouth, urinary retention, photophobia, rapid pulse, dizziness and blurred vision. Opium usage may result in constipation, nausea or vomiting. Pruritis and urticaria may occasionally occur.
Second-generation treatment gives patients a greater risk for disruptive metabolic side effects. The drugs can produce severe weight gain often accompanied by type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia. In addition, clozapine has the potential to cause toxic side effects. Researchers have made connections between the antipsychotic drugs and agranulocytosis, a dangerous reduction in the number of white blood cells3. These consequences lead to the continued research in psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia.