As recent illnesses tied to raw turkey , ground beef , cut melon and romaine lettuce suggest, U.S. food poisoning cases don't appear to be going away anytime soon.
Apr 25, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The number of children younger than age 6 years treated at U.S. emergency departments for medicine poisonings has declined in recent years, but there were still nearly 52,000 cases in 2017, a new report says.
Mar 18, 2019
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(HealthDay)—You've gotta be kidding me. That's gotta be fake.
Jan 19, 2018
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If a child gets a small burn from a hot pan, starts choking or swallows medication, parents may struggle to decide whether to provide first aid at home or rush them to the hospital, suggests a new national poll.
Oct 16, 2017
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(HealthDay)—At schools and daycares, an army of sanitizers and detergents is used to keep germs at bay.
Aug 25, 2017
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(HealthDay)—EpiPens—devices used to rescue people during a severe allergic reaction—can remain effective years after their expiration date, a new study reports.
May 9, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Young children are at high risk for accidental poisoning, so parents and other caregivers need to take precautions, a pediatric toxicologist says.
Apr 9, 2017
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A new study published online today by Pediatrics and conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that there were more than 188,000 calls ...
Mar 20, 2017
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(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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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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