Methylene blue works great, is very cheap, and it's been around for over a century. I guess I shouldn't be a hater. This seems to improve the effectiveness of existing treatments. However, shame they don't mention methylene blue though in the article.
gus_massa 8 minutes ago [-]
IANAMD I made a quick search and the evidence of methylene blue as a carbon monoxide antidote looks controversial.
IIUC part of the effect is oxidizing/reducing the iron atom in the hemoglobin, and that changes how strong is the bound with the O2, CO, NO. But my chemistry is not enough to give a good guess of the results.
EvanAnderson 52 minutes ago [-]
Methylene blue has a fun/shocking side-effect.
schmidtleonard 32 minutes ago [-]
Is that the one that turns your organs blue?
canadiantim 33 minutes ago [-]
it turns you red?
majkinetor 57 minutes ago [-]
God forbid we have alternatives that work in minutes
DonHopkins 1 hours ago [-]
>New Protein Therapy Shows Promise as Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
So Shatner was right all along: not only is Promise Margarine good for lowering your cholesterol level, but it can also treat carbon monoxide poisoning! And it tastes like butter, promise.
IIUC part of the effect is oxidizing/reducing the iron atom in the hemoglobin, and that changes how strong is the bound with the O2, CO, NO. But my chemistry is not enough to give a good guess of the results.
So Shatner was right all along: not only is Promise Margarine good for lowering your cholesterol level, but it can also treat carbon monoxide poisoning! And it tastes like butter, promise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wf717fKFE