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Severe Methemoglobinemia and Hemolytic Anemia From Aniline Purchased as 2C-E (4-ethyl-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), a ...

JAMA . 2012;307(17):1793-1795. doi: In August 2011, two men in Oregon drank a liquid they believed to be 2C-E (4-ethyl-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), a psychoactive stimulant used as a recreational drug, after purchasing it on the Internet.

Nutella pays $3 million to settle false health claims, and other bizarre health news

There's been a rash of bizarre health headlines in the news this week, including, yes, a rash that caused an airline flight to be quarantined for fear of a serious illness -- monkey pox. Here's a rundown of wacky news some health reporters are forced to cover. (Thanks to my editor for allowing me to merely aggregate these stories.)