M.D. Anderson doctor accused of poisoning lover
The doctor liked his coffee black.
So when it was sweet, he asked his lady friend, also a cancer physician and researcher, for another cup. She urged him to drink up anyway.
The coffee tasted sweet because it was laced with a sweet-tasting toxic chemical used in antifreeze and medical research, ethylene glycol, according to a criminal complaint filed with the Harris County District Attorney's Office. The complaint referred to the chemical as "a deadly weapon."
Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, a breast cancer oncologist at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, was charged last week with aggravated assault against Dr. George Blumenschein, a specialist in lung and head and neck cancers at the institution.
More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/M-D-Anderson-doctor-accused-of-poisoning-lover-4587961.php?cmpid=hpfsln .
[font color=green]The doctor was found to have central nervous system depression, cardiopulmonary complications and renal failure. He subsequently had to undergo dialysis.[/font]
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I did take organic, advanced organic chemistry (with some devotion to pharmacology), and biochemistry when I was in college. I remember the discussions about ethylene glycol and the metabolization of ethanol in the body, but they never mentioned this information.
Maybe the professors were too scared to tell us because we might decide to verify the chemical reactions in the dorms and frat houses after class? 
