Health
Silent killer: Watch out for carbon monoxide dangers this winter
Carbon monoxide poisoning can prove fatal without a warning, because it can't be seen, smelled or heard.
Feb 15, 2021
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News tagged with poisoning
Health
Researchers reveal pervasive health threats of unregulated battery recycling
Decades after the industrialized world largely eliminated lead poisoning in children, the potent neurotoxin still lurks in one in three children globally. A new study in Bangladesh by researchers at Stanford University and ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Pediatrics
New study reveals poisoning exposures in Australian schools
New research from the University of Sydney has found poisoning exposures in children and adolescents while at school are relatively common and appear to be increasing, highlighting the need for more robust prevention measures.
Nov 3, 2020
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Medications
Paracetamol poisonings up
Paracetamol is a popular source of pain relief. In Switzerland, it is available over the counter in 500 milligram tablets, but also in 1,000 milligram (1 gram) tablets when prescribed by a physician. Researchers at ETH Zurich ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Pediatrics
New lead screening method zooms in on highest-risk areas in Georgia
While many people think of lead poisoning as a problem of the past, chronic exposure still occurs in some communities that may be missed in limited screening programs for children's blood lead levels. Now researchers at Emory ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study examines effects of low-level lead exposure and alcohol consumption
A new IU study examining effects of low-level developmental lead exposure in mice could explain why some people dependent on alcohol return to using.
Oct 13, 2020
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Health
Invisible threat: Listeria in smoked fish
In 2018, 701 cases of severe invasive listeriosis were communicated to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which translates into 0.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Most listeriosis illnesses reported are severe and are associated ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Pediatrics
800 million children still exposed to lead
Every third child in the world has too much lead in their body, according to a report from UNICEF and Pure Earth. Norwegian children are also affected.
Sep 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
3 research-based ways to cope with the uncertainties of pandemic life
It's 1:36 a.m. and I've just gotten my daughter back to sleep after she threw up violently. She has no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath, but what if…. I think it's food poisoning and not COVID-19, but I can't know ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Pediatrics
Kids are missing critical windows for lead testing due to pandemic
Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are missing out on more than vaccines. Critical testing for lead poisoning has plummeted in many parts of the country.
Sep 16, 2020
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