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Fall Poison Safety

Y-98 Talks Poison!

Y-98 Talks Poison Every 8 seconds someone is in need of a poison center…Could you be next? The Missouri Poison Center is your premier resource for treatment and prevention of poisoning or overdose. Almost anything can be poisonous if used…

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Snake Bites In Missouri

Snake bites in Missouri up sharply in 2015

Snake Bites in Missouri Up in Comparison to 2014 Reports of snake bites in Missouri are up dramatically this spring. A Nixa, Missouri man died after suffering snake bites to both of his legs. Nurses and pharmacists at the Missouri…

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E-Cigarette Devices

The potential dangers behind e-cigarettes

Potential Dangers Behind E-Cigarettes The use of e-cigarettes is way up, especially among teenagers. Now, a new study reveals the potential dangers behind e-cigarettes. The study, based on tens of thousands of responses to federally administered National Youth Tobacco Surveys,…

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Household Poison Protection

Last year, more than half of all unintentional poisonings in the home occurred by ingesting medications that were not properly stored or disposed of. Here are some household poison protection tips to prevent poisoning incidence by disposing of medications the…

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Tags: Around the House
Liquid Nicotine Poisonings

Poisonings from Nicotine Liquid in E-cigs on the Rise

Liquid Nicotine Poisonings In the past year, calls into the Missouri Poison Center about liquid nicotine poisonings have more than doubled. It doesn’t take much of the highly concentrated “e-liquid” solution to cause toxic poisoning in small children. Even though many vaping…

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Tags: Drugs
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