Poison from Lethal Fish Could Be a PainkillerMon 1 December, 2003 19:36
TORONTO (Reuters) -A tiny Canadian company wants to use poison from a fish - a substance more toxic than cyanide - to help cancer patients suppress pain or to wean heroin addicts off their habit....
The blowfish is known to gourmets as the source of the sometimes deadly Japanese fugu delicacy, a dish that can be prepared only by trained and licensed chefs, because the slip of a knife can poison the food, causing the diner to drop to the ground convulsing and gasping for air.
It has been described as the culinary version of Russian roulette.
