The Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology (ISSN: 2161-0681) deals with research on infectious disorders associated with immune system and immunological disorders, infectious diseases, treatment of infectious diseases, infectious medicine, epidemiology, diagnostic tests of infectious diseases, infection control, pathophysiology, clinical pathology , preventive medicine. Clinical Pathology deals with patient care, diagnostic services, novel treatments and research on immune infections. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology covers all areas of clinical and experimental pathology. Articles such as research papers, review articles, commentaries and short communications leading to the development of Journal of clinical and experimental pathology.

Forensic Pathology is the use of Pathology and disciplines such as analytical chemistry, pharmacology and clinical chemistry to aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning, and drug use. The primary concern for forensic Pathology is not the legal outcome of the toxicological investigation or the technology utilized, but rather the obtainment and interpretation of results. Forensic Pathology is a broad science that integrates principles and practices about Pathology and legal aspects, which occur in conjunction with medico legal instances as with homicide, suicide, road traffic and other types of accident and/or disasters.

Nowadays, the practitioners of forensic Pathology science have to deal with three chief sections, namely: postmortem, drug testing, and human performance forensic Pathology. Postmortem forensic Pathology is dealing mostly with investigation of abnormal deaths, or when drug intoxication incidence is assumed as a cause of death and no abnormal findings were detected during autopsy. Forensics, by definition, is the use of science within the legal system to interpret a medical finding.

In clinical Pathology, the end user is a physician using the findings to treat and care for an intoxicated or poisoned patient, while in forensic Pathology, the end user can be a physician, a non-medical professional such as a lawyer, an employee, or police officer using the results to interpret a cause of death, employment eligibility, or compliance with workforce laws and terms. Hence, based on such situation the toxicologist may be a Physician, pharmacist, scientist, laboratory specialist or technician

The most common sample types used by forensic toxicologists are blood, urine, and hair, as these can be easily collected in a non-invasive manner and provide a great deal of information regarding both the historical and present influence of various substances. Post-mortem sample collection also frequently includes an examination of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract, which is likely to contain evidence of consumed drugs or toxins that are yet to be digested. The liver, spleen, vitreous of the eye, and brain may also hold valuable information regarding the cause of death.

Blood samples are useful for determining whether an individual was under the influence of any drugs or toxins at the time when the sample was collected, such as when suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Blood is considered to be among the most important of all samples in forensic Pathology, and it is recommended that samples be collected from both the heart and an extremity in post-mortem cases, as trauma or the diffusion of drugs through tissue may contaminate the sample.

Urine samples provide strong evidence of the past consumption of many drugs and other compounds, a majority of which will linger in the urine for longer than in blood due to the gradual rate at which they are metabolized. Hair is useful when determining long-term exposure and even the date of exposure to toxins or drugs, as traces of metabolites are incorporated into the hair through the follicles as it grows. A wide variety of analytical methods are utilized to determine the presence of toxins in an individual’s body.

On the occasion of its 10 years, Successful Journey, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology decided to provide a partial waiver on its article processing charges to promote quality research from across the nations of the globe to encourage the latest research in the field of Infections, Diseases and Medicine. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology also planning to release a special issue on its new approaches.

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