http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hedgehog-prickly-pets-salmonella.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:40:01 EST news278860922 Snakebite injuries account for around two phone queries every week to the UK National Poisons Information Service, indicates an audit published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-queries-week-uk-poisons-snakebites.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:02 EST news275158160 Scientists have used the venom of Africa's lethal black mamba to produce a surprising outcome in mice which they hope to replicate in humans—effective pain relief without toxic side effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-mamba-venom-pain-relief.html Medical research Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:23:56 EST news268500223 (HealthDay) -- It goes without saying that bites from venomous snakes can be painful and dangerous, but they can also be very expensive, an expert warns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-snakebite-therapy-victims-wallets.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:50:01 EST news254458028 Women who have just finished ovulating are better at detecting snakes than at other times of their menstrual cycle, according to an unusual study that sheds light on in-built reflexes for survival. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hisss-women-snakes.html Other Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:09:35 EST news250441762