In recognition of National Poison Prevention Week, observed annually during the third week of March families are encouraged to take simple but critical steps to prevent accidental poisoning at home.

This week is National Poison Prevention Week. Congress created it in 1961 to increase knowledge about how to prevent poisoning accidents. The American Association of Poison Control Centers says there ...

FILE - Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph on May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, file) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what ...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to assist in developing a more systematic approach ...

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — Saratoga County Board of Supervisors recognized National Poison Prevention Week, March 16 – 22, 2025, announcing the Saratoga County Department of Health’s partnership with ...

This holiday season, poison control experts are raising the alarm about the potential dangers of glow products and kids. Each Halloween, poison centers in the United States see a spike in the number ...

The use of psilocybin — the hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms” — has increased significantly in Denver and throughout the country, driving a spike in calls to national poison control ...

On February 16, Medical Director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES) and Associate Professor ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- This week marks National Poison Prevention Week, and the New York State Office of Cannabis Management is sharing tips on ensuring any products in your home are stored away from ...