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Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows ...
Do you have a scaredy cat on your hands? The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) has shared a few tips on how to keep ...
Unregulated supplements containing tianeptine are being sold at gas stations, contributing to a rise in poison control center calls.
Despite FDA warnings and no U.S. approval, underground brands keep marketing tianeptine products like Zaza and Tianaa, ...
Cases of weight-loss drug poisoning In 2021, the New Jersey Poison Control Center recorded 29 GLP-1 exposure cases. By 2024, that number jumped to 189. The Poison Control Center at CHOP saw 95 related ...
For non-life-threatening situations, the New Jersey Poison Control Center is available 24/7 at 1-800-222-1222 for medical advice. Carbon monoxide poisoning is preventable, but only if people take ...
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- The New Jersey Poison Control Center says it is dealing with an uptick in calls about accidental overdoses of acetaminophen - the active ingredient in Tylenol.
But it's not all positive: Last year, poison control centers reported an increase in people taking too much semaglutide (the medication's key ingredient), stoking fears of Ozempic overdoses.
A plate featuring a toxic interaction is displayed at the San Francisco division of the California Poison Control System at Zuckerberg General Hospital San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
Poison control centers around the U.S. received approximately 24% more calls concerning kids and their consumption of energy drinks in 2023 than the year before, according to data from America’s ...
Poison Control centers are seeing a spike in calls about children drinking highly caffeinated energy drinks. Last year, calls were up by 20% across the country. Florida Poison Control said it ...