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Pesticides, People & Poison Prevention

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors. Whether it is outside on your patio or hiking on the trail, many of us use pesticides to stop bugs in their tracks. Insects are more active in the summer and often make their way inside the house, too. Before grabbing the bug bomb, read these helpful tips to keep you and your family safe. Do you know what your teen is watching online? If it includes viral videos and challenges, there are some risks involved. Find out more about current teen trends and how to keep them safe.
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Tick Bites on the Uptick

QUICK FACTS Tick bites are on the rise in Missouri. The best way to protect you and your family from tick-borne disease is knowledge and prevention. To remove a tick, use a thin-tipped tweezers – smothering or burning the tick…

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Bites, Snakes, & Plants – Oh My!

Calls to the poison center regarding insect bites are a common occurrence and rarely result in harmful symptoms. Most often the poison specialists are called about red bumps that vary in size and appearance. Effects from these bites range from having no symptoms to stinging, swelling, itching, redness, and possible blistering at the bite site.
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Tips to Avoid Mosquito Bites

Tips to avoid mosquito bites: The best way to avoid becoming infected with the Zika virus is to prevent mosquito bites. An easy concept in theory, but what seems an impossible task during the summer months. Following these tips will…

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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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