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Snakebites a rising danger for U.S. children
(HealthDay)—More than 1,300 U.S. kids suffer snakebites each year on average, with one in four attacks occurring in Florida and Texas, a new study reveals.
Oct 20, 2016
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Flint lead crisis adds up to $395 million in social costs
The social costs related to lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan, amount to $395 million from April 2014, when the city switched its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River, to the present day, not counting the $58 million ...
Aug 8, 2016
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More children accidently poisoned by 'essential oils'
(HealthDay)—Children are increasingly at risk from essential oils that are often used in natural remedies, a Tennessee poison center reports.
May 13, 2016
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Colorado pot report: More adults using drug, but not kids
Colorado kids are not smoking more pot since the drug became legal—but their older siblings and parents certainly are, according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of the state's ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Pediatrics
Acetaminophen tops list of accidental infant poisonings
(HealthDay)—Infants are just as susceptible to accidental poisonings as older children are, especially when it comes to medication errors, new research reports.
Jan 13, 2016
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Liquid nicotine from e-cigs poses poison danger to children
(HealthDay)—The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes has led to a number of cases of nicotine poisoning in recent years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.
Aug 4, 2015
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Deaths triple from synthetic marijuana in US
Deaths from using synthetic marijuana, or spice, have tripled so far this year and the number of emergency calls to US poison centers have soared, officials said Thursday.
Jun 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A food poisoning report with good news: Fewer E. coli cases
Health officials say fewer Americans are getting sick from a nasty germ sometimes found in undercooked hamburgers.
May 14, 2015
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Addiction
In US, six people die daily from alcohol poisoning
An average of six people die from alcohol poisoning every day in the United States, according to a US government report out Tuesday.
Jan 6, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Salmonella in 10 states linked to raw sprouts
Raw sprouts are linked to dozens of cases of food poisoning—again.
Nov 24, 2014
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