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Medicines Can Be Poison Too

Got your medications mixed-up? Are you or your caregiver confused about which medication is which? It can easily happen if you’re taking multiple medications. Don’t guess, be sure. Medicines can be poison too. Call your local poison center at anytime. 1-800-222-1222. They’re open 24/7/365.

Medicine or Candy?

While most of us can empathize with difficulties parents have administering medications to their young children, never refer to their medicines as candy. Doing so could create the mis-perception that medications are harmless. Nearly half of the two-million poison incidents that poison control centers handle each year involve young children who like to climb, explore, [...]

Mother Nature’s Gift To Toxicologists

In concert with Poison Prevention Week, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) will be hosting it’s 8th Annual Spring Conference March 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency Resort at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ. According to ACMT: The conference goal is to promote a better understanding and lasting knowledge of environmental and natural toxins among medical [...]

What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?

Did you know that 93% of possible poisonings happen at home? National Poison Prevention Week, held on March 14th-20th, 2010, is a week nationally designated to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers: More than one million of our nation’s children under the [...]

Poison Is Bad

Did you know that poisoning deaths are second only to motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of injury death in the United States? If you think someone may have been poisoned, call 1-800-222-1222 right away! Don’t wait for signs or symptoms that the person has been poisoned. More importantly, don’t eat poison, it is [...]

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