“As an emergency medicine doctor, I’ve seen patients come in with signs of caffeine toxicity,” Dr. Sonya Rashid said. “Their hearts are beating pretty fast. You’re feeling kind of jittery, anxious.” ...

The liquid inside glow sticks may cause health problems, experts say. This holiday season, poison control experts are raising the alarm about the potential dangers of glow products and kids. Each ...

Poison control centers handle millions of calls every year about exposures to just about anything you can imagine — from chia seeds and gummy vitamins to bleach and button batteries. Although young ...

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a weedy plant that can typically be found in or near bike paths, ditches, farms, fields, rivers, and railroads. It’s part of the Apiaceae family, which includes ...

National Poison Prevention Week brings extra meaning this year for Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) as they celebrate their 70th anniversary. Since the beginning in 1954, UPCC has handled over 2 ...

Poisoning is the injury, illness, or death that occurs when a harmful substance enters the body through swallowing, breathing, skin contact, injection, or other routes, overwhelming the body's ability ...

Patients receiving semaglutide prescriptions have increased 932% since 2019. As the popularity of drugs used for weight loss has skyrocketed, so too have calls to poison control centers across the ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Wednesday marked 25 years of service for the Iowa Poison Control Center. The center, which is located in Sioux City, was founded in 1999. Since then, this 24/7 call service has ...