Health
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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News tagged with poison control
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bearded dragons seen as salmonella source
Bearded dragons have joined the list of pets that can give you salmonella poisoning.
Apr 24, 2014
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Cannabis-related poison control calls for Massachusetts kids doubled after medical pot legalized
After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related poison control calls involving the commonwealth's children and teenagers doubled, according to a public health investigation led by University of Massachusetts ...
Aug 16, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
ADHD diagnoses increasing in black kids, report suggests
For the first time, a U.S. survey found that black children appear to be more likely than white kids to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities.
Mar 4, 2020
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Thousands of toddlers have ingested vaping liquids, poison control centers say
Vaping-related injuries emerged as a public-health crisis in 2019, with thousands of users suffering severe lung problems that required hospitalization.
Jan 3, 2020
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Scores got sick, 1 died trying to kill bedbugs
(AP) -- Worried about bedbugs? Maybe you should be more concerned about the insecticides used to get rid of them.
Sep 22, 2011
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Steady rise in vape product poisonings among kids under 5
The number of cases of vape product-related poisonings reported to America's poison control centers doubled between 2018 and early 2023, a new report finds.
Jun 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in US hospitals
Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period, according ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mexican papayas sicken 99 in US
Mexican papayas tainted with salmonella have sickened 99 people in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
European E. coli confirmed in Arizona death
(AP) -- Health officials have confirmed the first American death tied to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe.
Jul 8, 2011
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