Toxic Fumes Could Have Been – Dmso Converted to Nerve Gas

SAN FRANCISCO - The fumes that may have been emitted from Gloria Ramirez' body as she lay dying in the emergency room of Riverside Hospital last February may have resulted from an unusual chemical reaction triggered by her having applied DMSO to her skin as a pain reliever. That is the theory espoused by chemists in the Lawrence Livermore Lab's Forensic Science Center. It was greeted with relief by the Riverside coroner, who released the report; with doubt by lawyers for the Ramirez family and Dr. Julie G